50 Killed, 53 Wounded in Orlando by Gunman Who Swore Allegiance to Islamic State

(CNN) Ralph Ellis - Omar Mir Seddique Mateen, 29, of Fort Pierce, Florida, who'd pledged allegiance to the Islamic State, gunned down 50 people early Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando in the nation's worst terror attack since 9/11, authorities said. Mateen called 911 during the attack to pledge allegiance to ISIS before he was shot and killed by Orlando police. Mateen was born in New York to parents from Afghanistan and worked as a security officer at a private security company.


2016-06-13 00:00:00

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