FBI Investigating Link Between San Bernardino Explosive Device and al-Qaeda Magazine

The FBI is investigating a potential link between the explosive device used by the San Bernardino shooters and instructions provided in an issue of the al-Qaeda magazine Inspire.

Yes, al-Qaeda has a magazine, and one of its most infamous entries is titled “Make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom.”

The design of an explosive device used by the shooters seemed a little familiar––close to instructions in the magazine––and the FBI said today they’re looking into it:

FBI official says they are looking into link between remote-controlled device and Inspire magazine, a publication produced by al-Qaeda group

— Joshua Chavers (@JoshuaChavers) December 3, 2015

Asked if pipe bombs resembled designs in jihadi ‘Inspire’ magazine, FBI says question expected, "We are looking into it as we speak."

— Brian Ries (@moneyries) December 3, 2015

On CNN earlier this afternoon, Anthony May, a retired ATF explosives enforcement officer, noted how a 2014 issue of Inspire featured instructions about remote controlled vehicles to initiate devices that may be very similar to what the attackers used.

NBC News noted that both the attackers and the Boston Marathon bombers appeared to be using designs from the magazine.

Watch above, via CNN.

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