June 12, 2016

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Orlando shooting: At least 50 killed in Pulse nightclub mass shooting –
A heavily armed gunman has killed at least 50 people, with another 53 injured, at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The mass shooting is the worst in US history and US President Barack Obama has branded it “an act of terror and an act of hate”.

  • At least 50 people killed, 53 injured in mass shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida
  • Gunman Omar Mateen took hostages, killed when police stormed building
  • Mateen was armed with an assault rifle and handgun, police say
  • US President Barack Obama brands shooting an act of terror and hate
  • Armed man arrested in LA had assault rifles in car, said he was going to the LA Pride festival, police said

[ABC Australia]

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