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Sikh temple shooter had white supremacist ties: FBI

US federal agents believe the slain suspect in a deadly attack on worshippers at a Sikh temple in Wisconsin had ties to white supremacist groups, a senior investigator said.

Members of Sikh community attend a press conference August 6, 2012 in Oak Creek, Wisconsin about the shootings Sunday at the Sikh Temple of Wisconsin. The FBI said Wade Michael Page, 40, had ties to white supremacist groups and had become subject of a "domestic terrorism" probe following the massacre at Oak Creek.

Special Agent Teresa Carlson, head of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Milwaukee field office, confirmed that 40-year-old suspect Wade Michael Page is the subject of a "domestic terrorism" probe following Sunday's massacre.

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