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Orlando Shooter Called 911 Minutes Before Slaughter Began

© REUTERS / Kevin KolczynskiPolice lock down Orange Avenue around Pulse nightclub, where people were killed by a gunman in a shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida June 12, 2016
Police lock down Orange Avenue around Pulse nightclub, where people were killed by a gunman in a shooting rampage in Orlando, Florida June 12, 2016 - Sputnik International
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Omar Mateen called 911 moments before the shooting in Orlando Pulse club - according to NBC News, the shooter swore allegiance to Daesh.

Earlier Adam Schiff, a member of US House of Representatives, said Sunday that a perpetrator of the deadly attacks in the US city of Orlando had pledged allegiance to Daesh.   

​Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer confirmed that at least 50 people were killed and 53 more were injured in the shooting.  

​The attack was conducted by Omar Saddiqui Mateen, US national of reportedly Afghan origin.  

According to FOX News, the suspect was known to the FBI. However there were no official comments from law inforcement officers as of yet. 

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