Terrorism or Workplace Shooting?

waltky · Dec 4, 2015

Obama offers a couple of explanations of San Bernadino shooting...

California shootings 'may have been terror attack' President Obama reveals as police uncover 12 pipe bombs
3 Dec 2015 - A young husband and wife went on a shooting rampage murdering 14 and injuring 21 yesterday before being killed in a gun fight with police

US President Barack Obama has said the deadly California shootings may have been a terrorist attack. A young husband and wife went on a shooting rampage at a social services centre murdering 14 and injuring 21 yesterday before being killed a gun fight with cops. Several of those wounded remain in a critical condition. Speaking from the Oval Office Obama said: "It's possible this was terror-related, but we don't know, It's also possible this was workplace related." According to sources, Farook was in touch via telephone and social media with more than one international terrorism subject who the FBI were investigating.

It is believed he was radicalised, but investigators have said the couple were not known to them before the killings took place. Cops say they found 12 pipe bombs as well as other bomb making material during a raid at a California home. Obama added that it was a "terrible event" and that Americans felt powerless to stop the violence . He went on to say: "We do know that two individuals who were killed were equipped with weapons and appeared to have access to additional weaponry in their home. But we don't know why they did it. "We don't know at this point the extent of their plans. We do not know their motivations."

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, went on their killing spree at San Bernardino, southern California, and targeted a party attended by Farook's work colleagues. It is understood he left the party after a dispute and later returned with Malik, the pair were armed with two assault rifles and two handguns legally bought in America. A police spokesman said the pair "sprayed the room with bullets," and still had 1,600 rounds of ammunition left when they were killed. He added that an explosive device had been left at the scene which failed to detonate. About 300 cops attended the incident and 23 were involved in the fire fight which brought down the couple - who at that point had fired 76 rounds

Flags have been flown at half-mast since the tragedy. The San Bernardino shooting is the latest in a long series of U.S. mass shootings during Obama's seven years in office, and is the deadliest since the December 2012 shooting at Sandy Hook elementary school in Newtown, Connecticut, which he has said was his toughest day as president. In the wake of the latest gun tragedy Obama expressed sympathy for the victims and said the United States needs to pass laws to "make it a little harder" for people seeking to do harm to get access to weapons.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-news/california-shootings-may-been-terror-6948620
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Obama on Day 2: Its Also Possible That This Was Workplace-Related
December 3, 2015 - In a statement made from the Oval Office this morning, President Barack Obama told the nation that it is possible that the mass murder in San Bernardino on Wednesday was terrorist-related but that it also could have been workplace-related."

Later in his statement, he suggested it might have been a mix of both. We dont know at this point the extent of their plans, Obama said of the killers. We do not know their motivations. It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we dont know, Obama said. Its also possible that this was workplace-related. Our expectation is, is that this may take some time before were able to sort it all through, said the president. There may be mixed motives involved in this, which makes the investigation more complicated.

One of the things that needs to be looked at, the president said, is "the nature of the workplace relationship between the individual and his superiors." Here are some key excerpts from the presidents statement, which can be read in full at the White House website:

We do know that the two individuals who were killed were equipped with weapons and appeared to have access to additional weaponry at their homes. But we dont know why they did it. We dont know at this point the extent of their plans. We do not know their motivations. "And I just received a briefing from FBI Director Comey, as well as Attorney General Lynch, indicating the course of their investigation. At this point, this is now a FBI investigation. Thats been done in cooperation and consultation with local law enforcement. It is possible that this was terrorist-related, but we dont know. Its also possible that this was workplace-related. And until the FBI has been able to conduct what are going to be a large number of interviews, until we understand the nature of the workplace relationship between the individual and his superiors -- because he worked with the organization where this terrible shooting took place -- until all the social media and electronic information has been exploited, were just not going to be able to answer those questions.. "Our expectation is, is that this may take some time before were able to sort it all through. There may be mixed motives involved in this, which makes the investigation more complicated. But rest assured that we will get to the bottom of this.

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article...day-2-its-also-possible-was-workplace-related
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