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Chattanooga jihad murderer texted Islamic verse to friend before attack
[Jihad Watch] CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (Reuters) -- Hours before the Tennessee shooting that killed five U.S. servicemen, the suspected gunman texted his close friend a link to a long Islamic verse that included the line: "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war against him."The friend, who requested anonymity, showed the text message to Reuters on Saturday. He said he thought nothing of the message at the time, but now wonders if it was a hint at Thursday's attack in Chattanooga. The suspect, Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, a 24-year-old Kuwaiti-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was killed in a gunfight with police. The FBI is investigating the shooting as an act of terrorism, but said it was premature to speculate on the gunman's motive. The rampage has re-ignited concerns about the radicalization of young Muslim men. Abdulazeez's friends said he returned from a trip to Jordan in 2014 concerned about conflicts in the Middle East and the reluctance of the United States and other countries to intervene. After the trip, he purchased three assault rifles on an online marketplace and used them for target practice, the friends said. "He expressed that he was upset about (the Middle East). But I can't imagine it drove him to this," said the friend who received the text message.... Posted by: Besoeker 2015-07-19 |
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