Islamic State claims responsibility for Orlando shooting
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E-mail Xinhua, June 13, 2016
The Islamic State (IS)-linked news agency Amaq said on Sunday that the Islamist militant group was responsible for the shooting that killed at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.
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Provided by Orlando Police Department shows police cars and fire trucks gather outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida, the United States, June 12, 2016. [Photo/Xinhua] |
"The attack that targeted a nightclub for homosexuals in Orlando, Florida and left more than 100 dead and wounded was carried out by an Islamic State fighter," said Amaq in a short English statement that went online Sunday evening.
At least 50 people were killed and 53 others wounded, including a police officer, early Sunday in the shooting at the popular gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando, Florida. It is the deadliest terror attack in U.S. history since the 9/11 terror attacks in 2001.
The IS has a recorded history in targeting homosexuals in areas under its control in Syria and Iraq, from tossing them from rooftops to stoning them to death.
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