FBI investigating San Bernardino shooting as 'act of terrorism'

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Last Updated : Dec 05 2015 | 11:57 AM IST

The FBI is investigating the mass shooting in San Bernardino, California that happened on Wednesday as an act of terrorism.

According to The Guardian, the FBI confirmed on Friday, giving the atrocity a national security dimension and renewed political urgency.

FBI assistant director David Bowdich said, during a press conference, that these horrific acts of are being investigated as an act of terrorism now.

The move comes after reports claimed the woman accused of helping to slaughter 14 people in a gun massacre in California pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS).

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First Published: Dec 05 2015 | 11:42 AM IST

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