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| Orlando shootings: 'No clear evidence' of IS link | Orlando shootings: 'No clear evidence' of IS link |
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| There is no clear evidence that the Orlando gunman was directed by the so-called Islamic State group (IS), US President Barack Obama has said. | There is no clear evidence that the Orlando gunman was directed by the so-called Islamic State group (IS), US President Barack Obama has said. |
| But the inquiry into the attack on the Pulse gay night club, in which 49 people were killed, is being treated as a terrorist investigation, he added. | But the inquiry into the attack on the Pulse gay night club, in which 49 people were killed, is being treated as a terrorist investigation, he added. |
| The US authorities say gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to IS shortly before the attack in Florida. | The US authorities say gunman Omar Mateen pledged allegiance to IS shortly before the attack in Florida. |
| However, the extent of his links to IS remains unclear. | However, the extent of his links to IS remains unclear. |
| Speaking in Washington, the president said: "It does appear that at the last minute he [gunman Omar Mateen] announced allegiance to Isil [IS]. | Speaking in Washington, the president said: "It does appear that at the last minute he [gunman Omar Mateen] announced allegiance to Isil [IS]. |
| "But there is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed. | "But there is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed. |
| "This is certainly an example of the kind of home-grown extremism that all of us have been concerned about for a very long time." | "This is certainly an example of the kind of home-grown extremism that all of us have been concerned about for a very long time." |
| Live updates | Live updates |
| How attacks unfolded | How attacks unfolded |
| Who was Omar Mateen? | Who was Omar Mateen? |
| Police deny false claims of 'multiple gunmen' | |
| Orlando shooting: Special report | Orlando shooting: Special report |
| The deadliest mass shooting in recent US history ended when police shot Mateen dead. The attack also left 53 people injured. | The deadliest mass shooting in recent US history ended when police shot Mateen dead. The attack also left 53 people injured. |
| Orlando Regional Medical Centre said on Monday that a number of the victims being treated there remained critically ill, and five patients were in a grave condition. | Orlando Regional Medical Centre said on Monday that a number of the victims being treated there remained critically ill, and five patients were in a grave condition. |
| The investigation | The investigation |
| FBI Director James Comey told reporters in Washington that there were "strong indications of radicalisation and of potential inspiration by foreign terrorist organisations". | |
| "We're highly confident this killer was radicalised at least in some part through the internet," he said. | |
| In phone calls to the authorities from the nightclub, Mateen said he was carrying out the attack for IS but he also pledged allegiance to a suicide bomber for the al-Nusra Front group in Syria, and to the perpetrators of the Boston Marathon bombing, none of whom is linked to IS. | |
| "We see no indication that this was a plot directed from outside the United States, and we see no indication that he was part of any kind of network," Mr Comey said. | |
| Investigators are going through the killer's life, and especially his electronic devices, to try to understand his motivation, Mr Comey said. | Investigators are going through the killer's life, and especially his electronic devices, to try to understand his motivation, Mr Comey said. |
| The FBI director declined to use the gunman's name, as "part of what motivates sick people to do this kind of thing" was a desire for fame, he said. | The FBI director declined to use the gunman's name, as "part of what motivates sick people to do this kind of thing" was a desire for fame, he said. |
| "We are also working to understand what role anti-gay bigotry played in this attack," Mr Comey said. | "We are also working to understand what role anti-gay bigotry played in this attack," Mr Comey said. |
| Mr Comey detailed his organisation's prior contact with Mateen, and defended the FBI's investigations into him. | Mr Comey detailed his organisation's prior contact with Mateen, and defended the FBI's investigations into him. |
| "I don't see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently," Mr Comey said, while promising transparency over the issue. | "I don't see anything in reviewing our work that our agents should have done differently," Mr Comey said, while promising transparency over the issue. |
| What happened on the night? | What happened on the night? |
| Mateen began shooting inside the club around 02:00 (06:00 GMT) on Sunday, when the club was holding a Latin night and was packed with revellers. | Mateen began shooting inside the club around 02:00 (06:00 GMT) on Sunday, when the club was holding a Latin night and was packed with revellers. |
| An off-duty officer working fought Mateen in a gun battle before police reinforcements arrived. | An off-duty officer working fought Mateen in a gun battle before police reinforcements arrived. |
| Forced to retreat into a toilet, Mateen took hostages, Orlando police chief John Mina said. | Forced to retreat into a toilet, Mateen took hostages, Orlando police chief John Mina said. |
| Another 15 or so people were in another toilet, across the hallway, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. | Another 15 or so people were in another toilet, across the hallway, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said. |
| Believing Mateen would kill again imminently, police used explosives and an armoured vehicle to break through a wall of the building and survivors began streaming through the hole they had created. | Believing Mateen would kill again imminently, police used explosives and an armoured vehicle to break through a wall of the building and survivors began streaming through the hole they had created. |
| Mateen himself followed them out shooting and was killed, police say. | Mateen himself followed them out shooting and was killed, police say. |
| Who were the victims? | Who were the victims? |
| So far, 36 victims have been named: 32 men and four women. They include: | So far, 36 victims have been named: 32 men and four women. They include: |
| Read more on the victims here | Read more on the victims here |
| LGBT community under siege | LGBT community under siege |
| Cities around the world have been flying rainbow gay pride flags and illuminating buildings in solidarity with the victims of the shooting in Florida. | Cities around the world have been flying rainbow gay pride flags and illuminating buildings in solidarity with the victims of the shooting in Florida. |
| On Monday evening Londoners held a vigil in Old Compton Street in the heart of Soho. | |
| Hundreds also gathered in Glasgow's George Square. |