ISIS Calls San Bernardino Shooters 'Supporters'

The Islamic State has released a statement saying the mass shooting in San Bernardino that left 14 dead was carried out by two of its “supporters”.

ISIS made the claims in a broadcast Saturday on their official radio station. The Associated Press notes the broadcast did not refer to the suspected shooters, Syed Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, as actual members of the group.

“Two followers of Islamic State attacked several days ago a centre in San Bernadino in California,” the group’s daily broadcast al-Bayan said, Al Arabiya, a news organization based in the Middle East reports.

According to reports, ISIS-affiliated news agency Aamaq had made similar claims on Friday.

The FBI on Friday said the shooting was being investigated as an ”act of terrorism”, the same day news broke that the female shooter, Tashfeen Malik, made a Facebook post declaring her allegiance to the group.

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• Day After California Massacre, San Bernardino Residents Trapped in Homes
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• In Wake of Mass Shooting, Gov. Brown Cancels Tree Lighting Ceremony
• How You Can Help Survivors of the San Bernardino Mass Shooting
• Shooting Spree in San Bernardino Leaves At Least 14 Dead, 17 Injured
• Alameda County Lowers Flags to Honor Victims of San Bernardino Massacre
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