2015-05-05 09:54:00

Gunmen identified in Texas attack


(Vatican Radio) Investigators in the United States have now identified both suspected gunmen who attacked an event hosted by an anti-Islam group in Texas on Sunday.

Listen to Ann Schneible’s report:

Elton Simpson and Nadir Soofi are alleged to have shot and wounded a security officer before being killed by police.

Simpson had been under surveillance by Federal agents since 2006 and was convicted in 2011 of lying to FBI agents over his desire to join violent jihad in Somalia.

The shooting took place in the Dallas suburb of Garland, Texas where 200 people were attending an event featuring caricatures of Mohammad. Such portrayals are considered offensive by Muslims.

Sunday’s incident comes months after gunmen in France killed 12 people in the Paris offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo in what was said to be revenge for its cartoons.








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