US shooter lived in Saudi Arabia for years

Pakistani officials say accused California shooter Tashfeen Malik returned to Pakistan five or six years ago to complete a degree.

Accused San Bernardino shooter Tashfeen Malik moved to Saudi Arabia from Pakistan about 25 years ago but returned home to study to become a pharmacist, two Pakistani officials say.

Malik, 27, was from the Layyah district in southern Punjab province, the officials told Reuters.

She returned to Pakistan five or six years ago to complete a degree from Bahauddin Zakariya University in Multan, they said.

A family member said he had been contacted by Pakistani intelligence as part of the investigation into Wednesday's deadly shooting in San Bernardino, California.


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