Terrorangrebet i Orlando 2016

Terrorangrebet i Orlando 2016
Generel infomation
Sted	1912 S. Orange Avenue, Orlando, Florida, USA
Mål	Personer som opholdt sig i natklubben
Dato	12. juni 2016, ca. 2–5:00 lokal tid
Type	Masseskyderi, gidseltagning
Døde	50 (inklusiv gerningsmanden)
Sårede	53
Gerningsmænd	Omar Mateen
Motiv	Ukendt, foreslået: Islamisk fundamentalisme, homofobi
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Terrorangrebet i Orlando 2016 var et amerikansk terrorangreb og masseskyderi den 12. juni 2016 på Pulse, en natklub for homoseksuelle i Orlando i Florida. Mindst 50 blev dræbt og 53 såret.^[1][2] Skytten, Omar Mir Seddique Mateen - en 29-årig muslimsk amerikaner af afghansk afstamning - lovede troskab til Islamisk Stat Irak og Levanten (ISIL) før angrebet.^[3][4]

Angrebet var det mest dødbringende i USA's historie,^[9] det mest dødelige tilfælde af vold mod LGBT-personer i USA's historie,^[10] og dødeligste angreb på civile i USA siden 11. september, 2001.^[11][12]

1. ^ "Orlando gunman identified as Omar Mateen" Arkiveret 13. juni 2016 hos Wayback Machine.
2. ^ ^{a b} Lyons, Kate (12. juni 2016). "Orlando Pulse club attack: gunman behind shooting that killed 50 'named as Omar Mateen'". the Guardian. Hentet 12. juni 2016.
3. ^ Hayley Tsukayama, Adam Goldman, Peter Holley, Mark Berman (12. juni 2016). "Terror in Orlando: 50 killed in shooting rampage at gay club; gunman pledged allegiance to ISIS". The Washington Post. Hentet 12. juni 2016.{{cite news}}: CS1-vedligeholdelse: Bruger authors parameter (link)
4. ^ "Suspected Orlando shooter called 911, swore allegiance to Islamic State: NBC". Reuters. called 911 before the shooting and swore allegiance to Islamic State
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6. ^ Lois Beckett, Orlando nightclub attack is deadliest US mass shooting in modern history, The Guardian (June 12, 2016).
7. ^ Ashley Fantz, Faith Karimi and Eliott C. McLaughlin (12. juni 2016). "Police: 50 killed in Florida nightclub terror attack". CNN. Hentet 12. juni 2016.
8. ^ "Gunman's 'terror attack' on gay nightclub leaves 50 dead". The Independent (britisk engelsk). 12. juni 2016. Hentet 12. juni 2016.
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10. ^ Mark Joseph Stern, The Long, Tragic History of Violence at LGBTQ Bars and Clubs in America, Slate (June 12, 2016).
11. ^ Kelly, Erin. "Trump, Clinton, congressional leaders react to Orlando shooting". ABC 13 News Now. USA Today. Hentet 12. juni 2016. House Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, said "this appears to be the worst terrorist attack on American soil since 9/11."
12. ^ Ashley Fantz; Faith Karimi; Eliott C. McLaughlin (12. juni 2016). "Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in terror attack". CNN. A gay nightclub here was the scene early Sunday of the worst terror attack in U.S. history since 9/11.