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Teenagers behind mass shooting in San Diego rushed at mosque ‘fully armored’

Teenagers behind mass shooting in San Diego rushed at mosque ‘fully armored’

The firearms the shooters, aged 17 and 18, used in the fatal rampage were registered to one of their parentsThe two teenage assailants responsible for a mass shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, California, rushed toward the mosque “fully armored” with handguns and rifles, authorities said.A security guard shot and struck one of the shooters, according to members of the mosque – but the attacker continued charging. The guard also alerted administrators of the school at the Islamic Center, telling them to go into lockdown, before he was shot and killed. “If it was not for him … The carnage would be much worse,” said imam Taha Hassane. “He sacrificed his life.”

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Teenagers behind mass shooting in San Diego rushed at mosque ‘fully armored’