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| Fifty killed in Orlando gay nightclub shooting | |
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| Fifty people are now known to have died in Saturday's shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, and a "state of emergency" has been declared, the city's mayor Buddy Dyer has said. | |
| The gunman, named by officials as Omar Mateen, was killed after taking hostages. | |
| Another 53 people were injured in the shooting at the Pulse club. | |
| It is the worst mass shooting in recent US history. Police described it as an act of terrorism. | |
| Officials said the killings were likely to be ideologically motivated, though there was no information that the gunman was associated with a particular group. | |
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| However, US Congressman Alan Grayson said it was "no coincidence" the attack happened in a gay club. | |
| It is believed that the suspect, who comes from the town of Port St Lucie and is of Afghan descent, was not on a terrorism watch list, although he was currently being investigated for an unrelated criminal act. | |
| Relatives have been gathering at local hospitals desperate for news of their loved ones. | |
| Many had received calls and texts from loved ones inside the club as the siege began, and some have heard nothing since. | |
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