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Florida Pulse gay nightclub attacked in Orlando

A shooting has been reported at a nightclub in the Florida city of Orlando, and the attacker is said to have taken hostages.

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".

Video footage being shared on social media showed wounded people being treated at the scene.

No official details of the incident have yet been given.

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".

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They make it sound really serious reporting that hostages were taken as well.   CNN saying injuries so far.
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They make it sound really serious reporting that hostages were taken as well.   CNN saying injuries so far.
The presser seems to indicate there is a probability of terrorism.
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CBS/AP June 12, 2016, 4:41 AM
"Around 20" dead in "domestic terror incident" at gay bar

Last Updated Jun 12, 2016 7:36 AM EDT

ORLANDO, Fla. - A shooting and hostage situation early Sunday morning at a Florida nightclub -- which describes itself as "Orlando's hottest gay bar" -- left multiple people dead, including the gunman, officials say.

Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said "many lives were lost and many more individuals were impacted by witnessing" the shootout and hostage situation.

Orlando Police chief John Mina said "around 20" people are believed dead inside the nightclub, although he and others were hesitant to provide firm numbers as the situation was still being assessed early Sunday morning.

Witnesses tell CBS affiliate WKMG as well as other local news outlets that there are numerous fatalities. Police have so far only confirmed that the gunman is dead.

Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings described the situation as a "domestic terror incident," although he and other officials insisted there was no ongoing threat.

Mina said the incident at Pulse nightclub began around 2:20 a.m., when shots rang out and an officer already posted at the event engaged the gunman, whom Mina said was armed with an assault rifle, a handgun, and a "device" of some kind that officials believed was a threat.

Pulse Orlando posted on its own Facebook page around 2 a.m.: "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." Just before 6 a.m., the club posted an update: "As soon as we have any information we will update everyone. Please keep everyone in your prayers as we work through this tragic event. Thank you for your thoughts and love."

After the officer already there engaged the gunman, other law enforcement agencies and officials responded, and the gunman retreated into the nightclub and began a "hostage situation," Mina said.

SWAT officer eventually made the decision to attempt to rescue the hostages, and entered the club, where nine officers were involved in the fatal shooting of the gunman, Mina said. One officer was injured, and Mina said he believes the officer's life was probably saved by his Kevlar helmet.  ...

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June 12, 2016
Mass shooting and hostage taking at Orlando gay nightclub appears to be Islamic terrorism
By Thomas Lifson

If the early indications of Islamic terror being the motivation for a mass slaughter of homosexuals prove to be true, jihad should become a top concern of the LGBT political movement.  The evidence is quickly mounting that Islamic terror was at the root of shooting 20 dead (as far as is currently known) and wounding 42 others, as well as taking hostages. The UK Daily Mail reports:

    A suspected Islamic extremist wielding an assault rifle and a handgun has killed about 20 people after taking party-goers hostage inside a gay nightclub in Orlando.

    The gunman was carrying a suspicious device, possibly a suicide vest, when he opened fire inside Pulse in the early hours of this morning.

    Orlando Police Chief John Mina said authorities have not determined the exact number of people killed, but that 'approximately 20' have died. Another 42 people were taken to hospital.

    An FBI spokesman said the mass shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism. He explained authorities are looking into whether this was an act of domestic or international terror, and if the shooter was a lone wolf.

    Police said the gunman was believed to be in his 20s was not a local man, and the FBI believe he may have 'leanings to radical Islamic terrorism'.

The FBI is not the lead agency, and would not give any indication at all of an Islamic terror connection without evidence. We do not know what, if any, organization was connected to the indicent, but considerable thought and planning were apparently involved.

The big question for me is how might this affect the political stance of the homosexual movement, which has predominantly supported Democrats, the party that refuses to speak the words “radical Islam” in connection to terror. I have spoken to homosexuals about why they seem indifferent to the clear threat Islamic hostility presents to them, and the answer usually is that they are focused on their own political struggle at home, in which scripturally believing Christians are seen as the opponents.

But jihad is a global movement, and now it seems to have struck at home.

It is too early to draw any conclusions, but I have a lot of questions.

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This can't be.  Islam is "the religion of peace," understanding, and tolerance for their fellow humans - at least according to Imam Obama. :peeonobama: It must have been workplace violence, not terrorism.

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Early reports.

Man is "not a US citizen". Has a history of making terror threats. Is Muslim.
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JUST IN: Orlando nightclub shooter ID'd as Omar S. Mateen, law enforcement sources tell @CBSNews http://cbsn.ws/24JpYX7

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MORE: Orlando shooter ID'd as Omar Mateen, U.S. citizen from Port St. Lucie, FL http://cbsn.ws/1PU8x4x
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From USA TODAY.

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When asked whether the shooter had ties to a Jihadist terror group, an FBI official said during a news conference that "we do have suggestions that that individual may have leanings toward that, that particular ideology. But right now we can't say definitively so we're still running everything around."
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Devout Muslim SHOOTS DEAD AT LEAST 20 at Florida gay club after bursting in ‘wearing a SUICIDE VEST’ and TAKING HOSTAGES
By Pamela Geller on June 12, 2016


Where is gay leadership? Condemning me or my colleagues who oppose the most brutal and extreme ideology on the face of the earth.

Where are the left-wing, the gay and LGBT organizations denouncing the Islamic texts that inspire such mayhem and murder of gays? Where is that fierce gay leadership condemning Muslim oppression of gays under the sharia? The silence is deafening.    ...
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Devout Muslim SHOOTS DEAD AT LEAST 20 at Florida gay club after bursting in ‘wearing a SUICIDE VEST’ and TAKING HOSTAGES
By Pamela Geller on June 12, 2016

Where is gay leadership? Condemning me or my colleagues who oppose the most brutal and extreme ideology on the face of the earth.

Where are the left-wing, the gay and LGBT organizations denouncing the Islamic texts that inspire such mayhem and murder of gays? Where is that fierce gay leadership condemning Muslim oppression of gays under the sharia? The silence is deafening.    ...
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Rest assured: the "deafening silence" will shortly be replaced by loud demands for gun control.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3637414/Everyone-running-Gunman-bursts-gay-nightclub-Florida-shoots-20-people-taking-hostages.html

Suspected Islamic extremist shoots dead at least 20 at Florida gay club after bursting in 'wearing a suicide vest' and taking hostages - injuring a further 42 - before he is killed in shootout

    Suspected Islamic extremist opened fire inside Pulse gay club in Orlando in the early hours of this morning
    He shot more than 40 people - killing about 20 - and took party-goers hostage before being killed by police
    Shooter, believed to be in his 20s, was carrying a suspicious device, possibly a suicide vest, when he attacked
    Police used an explosive device to distract the gunman and rescue around 30 people who had been taken hostage
    Police engaged in gunfire with the man and an officer was shot in the head, but he was saved by his helmet
    FBI says gunman may have 'leanings to radical Islamic terrorism' and it is being investigated as 'an act of terrorism'
    Took place four miles from where The Voice singer Christina Grimmie, 22, was shot dead at The Plaza Live on Friday

By Matt Hunter For Mailonline and Jenny Stanton For Dailymail.com

Published: 03:08 EST, 12 June 2016 | Updated: 08:01 EST, 12 June 2016

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Reminder: Islam Does Not Approve of the Gay Lifestyle

Here we are only 7 days into Ramadan 2016 and already we’ve had an Islamic terrorist attack on American soil? That’s certainly what it looks like. How do we know? Police officials did not tell us that terrorism was ruled out. I take that to mean it’s been ruled in; what do you think?   ...

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JUST IN: Orlando nightclub shooter ID'd as Omar S. Mateen, law enforcement sources tell @CBSNews http://cbsn.ws/24JpYX7

Subsequent tweet:
CBS News ‏@CBSNews 6m6 minutes ago

MORE: Orlando shooter ID'd as Omar Mateen, U.S. citizen from Port St. Lucie, FL http://cbsn.ws/1PU8x4x

If that is the shooter, he is a registered democrat: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/CkwMauOUkAA2mvF.jpg:large
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« Last Edit: June 12, 2016, 01:27:08 pm by Luis Gonzalez »
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It appears that the local SWAT team saved innumerable lives by storming the gunman with flash-bangs and an armored vehicle and shooting him dead.  As bad as this is, it could have been a lot worse had police hesitated.

Lets see where this goes...

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Rest assured: the "deafening silence" will shortly be replaced by loud demands for gun control.

...and demands to institute a temporary moratorium on Muslim refugees. But that would require the administration to muster the courage, or even the inclination, to protect America and Americans of every demographic.

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It appears that the local SWAT team saved innumerable lives by storming the gunman with flash-bangs and an armored vehicle and shooting him dead.  As bad as this is, it could have been a lot worse had police hesitated.

Lets see where this goes...

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It appears they waited 3 hours before going in. Early reports, so can't say if those reports are accurate.
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...and demands to institute a temporary moratorium on Muslim refugees. But that would require the administration to muster the courage, or even the inclination, to protect America and Americans of every demographic.

US citizen.  Not a refugee.
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The Washington Post and New York Times BOTH omitted the FACT that it is Islamic Terrorism.

Newt Gringrich...just a few moments ago on FOXNEWS Sunday, said, paraphrased....

"The media is dishonest. The American People know the media lie about everything....the state of the world, the state of our economy, who's benefiting in DC from the trade deals.   It's exactly why Donald Trump is favored".

Well, we know for certain that Trump and his team will dance in the blood the minute they get the opportunity.
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Well, we know for certain that Trump and his team will dance in the blood the minute they get the opportunity.
We know no such thing.
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Well, we know for certain that Trump and his team will dance in the blood the minute they get the opportunity.

This thread has NOTHING to do with Trump...please keep it that way!
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Please - let's stick to the subject and not drag the presidential race into this thread.

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The Washington Post and New York Times BOTH omitted the FACT that it is Islamic Terrorism.

Newt Gringrich...just a few moments ago on FOXNEWS Sunday, said, paraphrased....

"The media is dishonest. The American People know the media lie about everything....the state of the world, the state of our economy, who's benefiting in DC from the trade deals.   It's exactly why Donald Trump is favored".

.....And YOU omitted Newt's actually saying..."It's exactly why Trump and Sanders are favored"......

Nice try though to push Trump, but some listen more than others I suppose.
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