Posted on 07/17/2015 8:43:31 AM PDT by Raebie
Counterterrorism investigators are looking closely at a monthslong trip the Chattanooga shooting suspect took to Jordan in 2014 to determine if he had contact with any extremists or traveled to other countries, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Mohammod Youssuf Abdulazeez, 24 years old, spent about seven months in Jordan last year, according to one person close to the investigation. The visit was one of a number of trips he took to that country during his life. He also held Jordanian citizenship, officials said.
Mr. Abdulazeez died Thursday in a gunfight with police, after allegedly firing a rifle at two military facilities in Chattanooga, Tenn. Four Marines were killed in the attacks.
Law-enforcement and intelligence agencies are now trying to determine if he made connections, or drew inspiration, on that trip to later commit an act of violence once he returned to the U.S., these people said.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has been tracking hundreds of suspected supporters of the terror group Islamic State, but Mr. Abdulazeez wasn’t on their radar as a potential threat, according to people familiar with the probe.
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I’m sure this was just an innocent sight-seeing tour...
Looking at the shooter’s Twitter presence, pretty clear he had radical/violent connections.
What is shameful is Obama refuses to call it terrorism by a Muslim. Hell the guy posted about Jihad three days ago.
What a country. Foreign invaders attack our military facilities because they know Americans there are unarmed.
And worse, this country stands around with its head up rectal defalade and does nothing to prevent it. Some how this needs to get out from the FR world into the MSM polls to get real attention. None of the politicos seem to give it much attention. Let's here from El Trumpo, is is he ashamed over his past controversial Mexican standoff. Maybe they threatened him to cut off his Mexican made clothing line.
This punk is dead on a cold slab in the morgue and even with plenty of witnesses and police, they are referring to him as the alleged shooter!
The Donald has called for arming military people at military facilities. Hey if we can be armed, than so should they.
Obama will always side with Muslims..the left have been making excuses for them since 9/11, blamed America, blamed white people, blamed EVERYONE but Muslims for their actions
Good for him. We have a Muslim for a Pres. Sad.
The reason the FBI was caught flat footed on this one is because it was the real meal deal instead of one of their patsies that they enticed into a false flag.
The higher ups don’t want joe private carrying!
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