2016 Orlando nightclub shooting
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Location | Orlando, Florida |
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Blamed on | Omar Mateen |
Deaths | 51 |
Injured (non-fatal) | 53 |
The 2016 Orlando nightclub shooting (also known as the Pulse nightclub massacre[1][2][3]) was a mass shooting that took place in the early morning of 12 June 2016 at the Pulse, which describes itself as Orlando's Premiere Gay Ultra Lounge, Nightclub, and Bar in Florida.
At least 51 people were killed, including the gunman, who was identified as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S. citizen of Afghan descent.[4]
The shooting was officially labelled an act of domestic terrorism, the shooter having publicly pledged allegiance to Islamic State.[5][6]
The Pulse nightclub massacre is the deadliest mass shooting in United States history,[7][8][9] the deadliest incident of violence against LGBT people in U.S. history,[10] and the deadliest terrorist attack on American soil since September 11, 2001.[11]
Making political capital out of the mass shooting, Donald Trump reiterated his call for a temporary ban on Muslim migration to the United States and criticised Hillary Clinton for what he claimed was her desire to “dramatically increase admissions from the Middle East.”[12]
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- ↑ Shell, Adam (June 12, 2016). "Three horrific hours: Inside the Orlando nightclub massacre". USA Today. Retrieved June 13, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Johnson, Alex (June 12, 2016). "Orlando Nightclub Massacre: What We Know About the Attack". NBC News. Retrieved June 13, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Benitez, Gio; Caplan, David; Mayden, Michael Edison; Effron, Lauren (June 12, 2016). "Inside the Orlando Nightclub Massacre, Breaking Down the Three Horrific Hours Inside". ABC News. Retrieved June 13, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
- ↑ Lyons, Kate (June 12, 2016). "Orlando Pulse club attack: gunman behind shooting that killed 50 'named as Omar Mateen'". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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- ↑ Beckett, Lois (June 12, 2016). "Orlando nightclub attack is deadliest US mass shooting in modern history". The Guardian. Retrieved June 12, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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- ↑ Stern, Mark Joseph (June 12, 2016). "The Long, Tragic History of Violence at LGBTQ Bars and Clubs in America". Slate. Retrieved June 12, 2016.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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- ↑ "Donald Trump Seizes on Orlando Shooting and Repeats Call for Temporary Ban on Muslim Migration"
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