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Hollande, Obama vow boosted action on terrorism after California shooting

Xinhua, December 6, 2015 Adjust font size:

French President Francois Hollande and his American counterpart Barack Obama on Saturday expressed determination to boost common efforts in a bid to combat terrorist cells after suspected followers of the Islamic State (IS) killed 14 people in California on Wednesday.

During phone conversation, both leaders affirmed their determination to build strong front to face "common (terrorist) threat" by uniting efforts and resources, Hollande's office said in a statement.

Hollande also expressed Paris' "solidarity and emotion" after a couple stormed the Inland Regional Center social services agency in the city of San Bernardino last Wednesday and killed 14 people, according to media reports.

Three days later, the IS claimed responsibility of the attack in a radio broadcast, they added.

France is the first European country that joined U.S.-led international coalition fighting Islamist militants in Syria and Iraq. Enditem