![]() ![]() San Bernardino shooting investigation expanding to larger network of peopleĪmericans express far less confidence in the country’s ability to thwart attacks by individuals than foreign terrorist groups. The FBI has expanded its investigation to a growing network of people with close ties to the shooters, Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, based on cooperation with a neighbor who legally bought two rifles used in the attack. ![]() The married couple who opened fire at a work holiday party pledged allegiance to the Islamic State on Facebook on the day of the attack, federal investigators said, but the group has not linked itself as clearly to the shooting as it has to the Paris attacks. The San Bernardino shooting joins a series of attacks in recent years by individuals without clear coordination with radical groups, such as al-Qaeda. Despite his call for greater gun restrictions aimed at keeping high-powered guns out of terrorist hands, the Post-ABC poll finds record-high opposition to a ban on assault weapons. President Obama, who addressed the nation in a rare Oval Office speech after the shootings, continues to receive negative marks for handling terrorism and dealing with Islamic State militants. More than three-quarters of Americans doubt the nation’s ability to stop “lone wolf” terrorist attacks by individuals acting on their own, according to a new Washington Post-ABC News poll.ĭespite widespread doubts about security, the poll finds fears of a family member being a victim of terrorism have not risen since a shooting in San Bernardino, Calif., killed 14 and attacks in Paris last month that left 130 people dead.
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