Equality Florida, the state’s biggest LGBT civil rights organization, has started a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for the victims of Pulse nightclub’s mass shooting early Sunday morning, which left at least 50 dead and 53 wounded.
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But a former Afghan official said the “Durand Jirga Show” expresses support for the Taliban, has an anti-Pakistan slant, complains about foreigners in Afghanistan and criticizes us actions there.
Another woman, Aixa, who also spoke to Breitbart News and also did not want her identity revealed or to be filmed on camera, said she just moved out of New York City to escape violence and crime, and she just narrowly missed the shooting.
Club-goer Rob Rick told The Associated Press estimated it happened just before closing time. “He would not socialize with anybody. He would be very peaceful”.
As the country awoke Sunday to the shock of yet another mass shooting, state and federal authorities were scrambling to investigate Mateen, of Afghan descent, for links to worldwide terrorism.
“He was not a stable person”, she said.
Mateen was an armed security officer for G4S, and the company was trying to ascertain whether any guns used in the attack were related to Mateen’s work, said a spokesman who declined to be named. She said he would not let her speak to her family and that family members had to come and literally pull her out of his arms.
Baseball teams across the country held moments of silence after a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday.
Self-declared jihadi Omar Mateen, 29, trumpeted his allegiance to Islamic State in a 911 call a few minutes before the deadly massacre began shortly past 2 a.m.in an Orlando gay nightclub. “We must spare no effort to determine what, if any, inspiration or association this killer may have had with terrorist groups”, he said.
“My personal opinion is that this has nothing to do with ISIS”, he said.
“As President of Ireland I wish to express my sincerest condolences to the families of all those bereaved and affected by this tragedy”, he said.
After the service, Mitulski said he hopes the shooting doesn’t lead to anti-Muslim backlash.
Dozens of YouTube videos show him hosting the “Durand Jirga Show” on a TV channel broadcast from California.
His call comes just 12 days after he gave a prophetic answer on the issue of gun control and terrorism during a town-hall event with PBS NewsHour in IN on June 1.
The “Durand Jirga Show” expresses support for the Taliban, has an anti-Pakistan slant, complains about foreigners in Afghanistan and criticizes US actions there, the official said.
Tarin said Seddique Mir Mateen had a television show on which they discussed issues facing Afghanistan.
As Pride organizers from Vancouver to Montreal scrambled Sunday to organize vigils to mourn those killed in Orlando, they also said they planned to step up their vigilance and reach out to police to see if any security enhancements were needed at their events. He worked as a security guard, which allowed him to have a firearms license that meant minimal background checks when he bought guns.
Authorities were investigating it as an act of terrorism.
The shooter has been identified as Omar Saddiqui Mateen, two law enforcement officials told CNN.
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More than 100 law enforcement agents, including from the FBI, are assisting in the investigation.
