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Florida Pulse gay nightclub attacked in Orlando Florida Pulse gay club attacked in Orlando - multiple injuries
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A shooting has been reported at a nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, and the attacker is said to have taken hostages. There are multiple injuries after an attacker opened fire inside a gay nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, police say.
The incident happened at the Pulse Club, a gay nightclub in the city. It posted on its Facebook page: "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running". The attacker is reported to be still inside the Pulse Club and to have taken hostages.
Video footage being shared on social media showed wounded people being treated at the scene. A bomb squad and hazardous material team are at the scene, the Associated Press reports. Orlando Police have urged people to stay away.
No official details of the incident have yet been given. Some reports say at least 20 shots were heard inside the club.
One man who says he was inside the club at the time and posted videos of the scene, said on his Facebook page that shots had been fired inside the club and people were "screaming that people are dead". Video footage being shared on social media showed dozens of emergency vehicles at the scene and people being treated on the pavements.
"They are just pulling people out in stretchers loading them up," Anthony Torres wrote. Bomb fears
Local TV reporter Stewart Moore tweeted that he had been told by a source that more than 20 people had been shot. More than 100 people were reported to have been enjoying a Latin-themed night in the club, which is situated near Orange and Kaley avenue.
Club-goers who managed to escape said the shooter opened fire at around 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT).
Soon after, Pulse posted this message on their Facebook page:
"People on the dance floor and bar got down on the floor and some of us who were near the bar and back exit managed to go out through the outdoor area and just ran," Ricardo Almodovar later wrote on Pulse's Facebook page.
Another man, Anthony Torres, said he heard people screaming that others in the nightclub were dead.
Local TV reporter Stewart Moore earlier tweeted that he had been told by a source that more than 20 people had been shot.
He said the attacker was still inside the nightclub with hostages, and was feared to be wearing a bomb.He said the attacker was still inside the nightclub with hostages, and was feared to be wearing a bomb.
Photos on social media show dozens of emergency vehicles at the scene. The incident comes as Orlando is still reeling from the fatal shooting on Friday night of 22-year-old singer Christina Grimmie following a concert in the city.
She had been signing autographs when she was shot by 26-year-old Kevin James Loibl, who then killed himself. It is not clear what Loibl's motive was.
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