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<h2>From The Daily Mail<br />
&#8216;Islamic extremist&#8217; Omar Mateen, 29, from Florida, shoots dead at least 50 at Florida gay club after bursting in &#8216;wearing a suicide vest&#8217; and taking hostages &#8211; injuring a further 53 &#8211; before he is killed</h2>
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<li class=""><strong>Suspected Islamic extremist</strong><strong> opened fire inside Pulse gay club in Orlando in the early hours of this morning </strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Law enforcement sources have identified the shooter as US citizen Omar Mateen, from Port St. Lucie in Florida</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong id="ext-gen307">He killed at least 50 people and injured 53 and took party-goers hostage before being killed by police</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Shooter, believed to be in his 20s, was carrying a suspicious device, possibly a suicide vest, when he attacked</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Police used an explosive device to distract the gunman and rescue around 30 people who had been taken hostage</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Police engaged in gunfire with the man and an officer was shot in the head, but he was saved by his helmet</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>FBI says gunman may have &#8216;leanings to radical Islamic terrorism&#8217; and it is being investigated as &#8216;an act of terrorism&#8217;</strong></li>
<li class=""><strong>Took place four miles from where The Voice singer Christina Grimmie, 22, was shot dead at The Plaza Live on Friday</strong></li>
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<p class="author-section byline-plain">By <a class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&;authornamef=Matt+Hunter+For+Mailonline" rel="nofollow">MATT HUNTER FOR MAILONLINE</a> and <a class="author" href="http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/search.html?s=&;authornamef=Jenny+Stanton+For+Dailymail.com" rel="nofollow">JENNY STANTON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM</a></p>
<p class="byline-section"><span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-published"><span class="article-timestamp-label">PUBLISHED:</span> 03:08 EST, 12 June 2016 </span>| <span class="article-timestamp article-timestamp-updated"><span class="article-timestamp-label">UPDATED:</span> 09:34 EST, 12 June 2016</span></p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The suspected Islamic extremist who killed about 50 people after taking party-goers hostage inside a gay club in Orlando has been identified.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Law enforcement sources have identified the shooter, who was wielding an assault rifle and a handgun, as US citizen Omar Mateen, from Port St. Lucie in Florida.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The gunman, who was born to Afghan parents, was carrying a suspicious device, possibly a suicide </span>vest,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> when he opened fire on the dance floor inside Pulse in the early hours of this morning.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At least 50 people were killed and 53 others were injured in the shooting in the deadliest mass shooting in US history.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">An FBI spokesman said the mass shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism, adding that they are looking into whether this was an act of domestic or international </span>terror,<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> and if the shooter was a lone wolf.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Police said the gunman, who was shot dead by officers, was believed to be in his 20s, while the FBI believe he may have &#8216;leanings to radical Islamic terrorism&#8217;.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">The killings took place less than four miles from where The Voice singer and YouTube star Christina Grimmie, 22, was shot dead at The Plaza Live in Orlando on Friday.</span></p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Response: Emergency services are pictured at the scene outside the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida following this morning&#8217;s shooting</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">SWAT: Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Department SWAT members arrive at the scene of the fatal shooting at Pulse Orlando nightclub in Orlando</p>
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<p class="imageCaption">Fatalities: At least 50 people were killed and 53 others were injured in the shooting. Pictured: An Orange County Sheriff&#8217;s Department SWAT member</p>
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<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Writing on Facebook, Pulse, which described itself as the most prominent gay club in Orlando, urged party-goers to &#8216;get out and keep running&#8217; as bullets started flying at around 2am local time.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Orlando Police Chief John Mina said the suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the club around 2am, then went back inside and took hostages. There were about 320 people inside the club at the time of the shootings and about 100 people were </span>taken<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> hostage.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At around 5am authorities sent in a SWAT team to rescue the hostages. Nine hero officers used a &#8216;controlled explosion&#8217; to distract the shooter before fatally shooting him and were able to rescue about 30 hostages who were hiding in the bathroom of the club.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">During the gunfire, an officer was shot, but he was saved by his helmet. It was thought that at least one hostage had been locked in a bathroom with gunshot wounds.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Mayor Buddy Dyer said in a press conference: &#8216;Many were saved by the heroic efforts of the men and women of the OPD, the Orange County Sheriffs, Seminal County Sheriff&#8217;s office.&#8217;</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">At around 6am local time police tweeted: &#8216;Pulse Shooting: The shooter inside the club is dead.&#8217;</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Twitter accounts which claim to be affiliated </span>to<span style="font-size: 12pt;"> the Islamic State have hailed the shooting, although DailyMail.com cannot confirm whether the terror group was behind the attack.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Jon Alamo said he was inside the club, which was hosting a Latin-themed night when a man holding a weapon entered the room he was in.</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">&#8216;I heard 20, 40, 50 shots,&#8217; Alamo said. &#8216;The music stopped.&#8217;</span></p>
<p class="mol-para-with-font"><span style="font-size: 12pt;">Club-goer Rob Rick said it happened just before closing time. &#8216;Everybody was drinking their last </span>sip<span style="font-size: 12pt;">,&#8217; he said.</span></p>
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