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California shooters had been radicalised 'for some time'

California shooters Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik had been radicalised "for quite some time" before killing 14 people in San Bernadino last week, the FBI has revealed.

Both took part in target practice, on one occasion just days before the deadly attack on an office Christmas party.

Syed Rizwan Farook, 28, and Tashfeen Malik, 27, killed 14 people and injured 21 others in the attack on an office Christmas party in the city of San Bernadino. Many of the victims were food inspector Farook's colleagues.

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Obama orders 'fiancé visa' review after California attack

President Obama has asked the Department for Homeland Security to review the 'Fiancé Visa' programme used by the couple behind the California mass shooting last week.

During his Oval Office address the president announced a review of the "visa waiver programme" used by Tashfeed Malik to enter the United States.

A White House official later clarified the statement, saying he was referring to the K-1 'Fiancé Visa' system which allows foreign citizens to enter the country to marry American citizens.

The US government is also making a series of changes to its 'visa waiver programme' to screen travelers from 38 countries more closely.

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California shooters had been radicalised 'for some time'

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