2014-FBI looked into Mateen's connection to FL man believed to be 1st American to carry out terror bombing in Syria. https://t.co/V6Lfz02I9A
— Fox News Research (@FoxNewsResearch) June 12, 2016
The State Department confirmed Friday that an American man named Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha launched a suicide bombing against Syrian government troops Sunday, an attack believed to be linked to an Al Qaeda-backed militant group.