SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. — The husband and wife who carried out the San Bernardino massacre had been radicalized and had taken part in target practice, once within days of the attack that killed 14 people, the FBI said Monday.
The details came out as thousands of San Bernardino County employees went back to work for the first time since Syed Farook, 28, and his wife, Tashfeen Malin, 29, launched their rampage five days earlier.
"We believe both were radicalized and had been for some time," said David Bowdich, assistant director of the FBI's Los Angeles office. But the said investigators are still trying to establish when, where and by whom they were influenced.
He also said the Muslim couple had taken target practice at ranges within the Los Angeles metropolitan area, with one session held within days of the rampage.
In addition, authorities found 19 pipes in the couple's home in Redlands, Calif., that could be turned into bombs, Bowdich said.
The couple opened fire with assault rifles Wednesday on a holiday luncheon for Farook's colleagues from the San Bernardino health department, where he worked as a restaurant inspector. Husband and wife were killed hours later in a shootout with police.
