The motive remains elusive, but authorities said the rampage in San Bernardino did not appear to be “an act of spontaneous workplace violence" and they could not rule out terrorism.
Couple seemed quiet and withdrawn before the violence
Radicalized US Muslim was teased by colleagues about his Islamic beard and had clashed with Jewish co-worker over religion before he and his Pakistani wife killed 14 at San Bernardino holiday party.
The family of San Bernardino gunman Syed Farook told FBI investigators that he was teased by colleagues about his long Islamic beard after it emerged that he clashed with a Jewish co-worker over religion weeks before he and his wife killed 14 at a holiday party. As the motive for the massacre remains unclear, lawyers for the Farook family said the only possible trigger for his murderous rampage to emerge so far was a series of disparaging comments about his traditional Muslim appearance. However, they said the slain health inspector had 'brushed off' the remarks and they remained at a loss to explain why he mercilessly gunned down 14 people, the majority his former co-workers, on Wednesday. Among the casualties was Farook's colleague Nicholas Thalasinos, 52, pictured bottom right, a Messianic Jew who reportedly got into a heated argument with Farook over Islam two weeks ago.
Terror couple's homemade pipe bombs rigged up to a child's remote control car as it is revealed they erased hard drives and smashed cell phones to cover tracks
- Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and his wife Tashfeen Malik, 27, stormed a conference room on Wednesday and opened fire
- They left behind a crude explosive device that did not work, police said
- FBI agents recovered a massive arsenal of weapons at a California home
- This included a duffel bag stuffed with pipe bombs as well as nearly 5,000 rounds of ammunition.
- The suspects' devices are similar to those in bomb-constructing manuals - titled 'How to Build a Bomb in the Kitchen of Your Mom' - featured in al-Qaeda's online magazine, Inspire, law enforcement sources told CBS News' Pat Milton.
All 14 victims gunned down in the San Bernardino terror attack are named and include an NFL player's cousin, an anti-ISIS campaigner and a mother who fled Islamic extremists in Iran for a safer life in the US
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