Chattanooga Suspect Texted Koran Verse Before Attack

Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez sent a text message to a friend hours before the attack in Chattanooga that suggests he wanted revenge on the US for its role in the Middle East, reports Reuters. The message links to a verse in the Koran that reads in part, "Whosoever shows enmity to a friend of Mine, then I have declared war against him." Authorities knew Abdulazeez spent months in Jordan last year, and the friend says he returned angry about Mideast conflicts and, as Reuters puts it, "the reluctance of regional governments and the United States to intervene." (One of the victims sent out a final text as well, to his girlfriend.)