US National Guard shooting a terror attack? FBI director says probing suspect's Afghanistan links

'We are fully investigating that aspect of his background as well to include any known associates that are either overseas or here in the United States of America,' he said.

Washington: US FBI Director Kash Patel said on Thursday that the suspected shooter of two National Guard members had worked in Afghanistan with partner forces.

"We are fully investigating that aspect of his background as well to include any known associates that are either overseas or here in the United States of America, that is what a broad based international terrorism investigation looks like," Patel said at a news conference.