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Female California shooter pledged allegiance to IS leader: CNN

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Investigators believe the female shooter in California, Tashfeen Malik, posted on Facebook during the deadly attack pledging allegiance to Islamic State group leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, it was reported today.

One US official familiar with the investigation said Malik had posted on Facebook under an account with a different name. The officials did not explain how they knew Malik was responsible for the post, CNN reported.

The CNN report cited three US officials.

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First Published: Dec 04 2015 | 9:42 PM IST

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