Islamic State group praises California shootings

San Bernadino, California: The Islamic State group’s official radio station has aired a statement saying the mass shooting in California was carried out by two “supporters” of the extremist group. [caption id=“attachment_2534664” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  The killers: Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik/ AP[/caption] While praising the attack, the group stopped short of claiming responsibility for it. The Al-Bayan report Saturday echoed a claim carried Friday by the IS-affiliated Aamaq news agency. The radio report did not refer to Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik as members of the Islamic State group. Militants affiliated with IS who carry out attacks are commonly referred to in the group’s propaganda as “lions,” ‘‘fighters" or “mujahedeen.” UPS package for killers Police say a package addressed to the home of the suspected attackers in Southern California’s mass shooting has been determined to be safe after it spurred the evacuation of a UPS facility. San Bernardino police Chief Jarrod Burguan says Friday night that the item has been rendered safe and posed no threat. Burguan said earlier that the package was from a “reputable vendor” and the UPS center was evacuated out of caution. The evacuation lasted about three hours. UPS facility evacuated Police say a California UPS facility has been evacuated because a driver noticed a package addressed to the home of the husband and wife behind this week’s deadly attacks. San Bernardino police Chief Jarrod Burguan says it appears the package is from a “reputable vendor” but the facility was cleared out and a bomb squad has been called out of caution. Burguan said the driver had left the facility Friday night and returned after noticing the address. Brother of attacker Navy veteran The brother of one of the shooters in an attack that killed 14 people in California is a Navy veteran who earned medals for fighting global terrorism. According to military records obtained by The Associated Press on Friday, Syed Raheel Farook — the brother of gunman Syed Rizwan Farook — was in the Navy from 2003 to 2007. During his stint, he received the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, among other awards. After going through training in the family’s native Illinois, Syed Raheel Farook served for three years aboard the aircraft carrier USS Enterprise as an information system technician. ‘Soft spoken housewife’ Attorneys for the family of a California shooter say he was married to a soft-spoken housewife who only spoke with female relatives. Mohammad Abuershaid and David Chesley, who represent Syed Farook’s family, say Farook’s wife, Tashfeen Malik, wore a veil that covered her face and didn’t drive. The couple opened fire on a holiday party of Farook’s co-workers, killing 14 people. They say Farook’s mother lived with the couple but she stayed upstairs and didn’t notice they had stockpiled 12 pipe bombs and well over 4,500 rounds of ammunition. Abuershaid and Chesley say the couple left their 6-month-old daughter in her care when they carried out Wednesday’s attack. They say the child is with child protective services. Farook’s brother-in-law is beginning the legal process to adopt the girl. AP