ORLANDO, Fla. — The FBI has arrested the wife of the gunman in the Pulse terror attack, Channel 9 learned Monday.
Noor Salman Mateen was married to Omar Mateen when he carried out his attack in Orlando last June.
Read: Who is Noor (Salman) Mateen?
FBI agents took Salman Mateen into custody at a home in Northern California, authorities said.
The newspaper is reporting that Salman Mateen is charged with obstruction of justice.
Salman Mateen is of Palestinian origin. She moved to the US from Jordan in August 2006.
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