Orlando Shooting - ISIS - what will happen next

[Anthea]

FBI is saying that there is a close connection between Islamic Terrorism and the Orlando Pulse shootin

Florida gay nightclub shooting:

At least 20 killed

Hostages taken by attacker 'wearing bomb vest'

Orlando police confirm there are 'multiple injuries' and warn the public to stay away from the area

A gunman who police fear could have a bomb has reportedly taken several hostages after opening fire at a gay nightclub in Florida.

Local police said there were "multiple injuries" at Pulse in Orlando and warned people to stay away from the area.

A Facebook post by the club posted at 2am local time (7am UK time) said: "Everyone get out of Pulse and keep running".

Shooting at Pulse Nightclub on S Orange. Multiple injuries. Stay away from area. pic.twitter.com/5Di2mc6XUY
— Orlando Police (@OrlandoPolice) 12 June 2016

Local TV reporter Stewart Moore said "more than 20 people have been shot" with an assault rifle and that the man remained barricaded inside the club with hostages.

He said there were fears the shooter may be wearing a bomb, and Orlando Fire Department's bomb squad and hazardous material team were at the scene.

Mr Moore said people were still trapped inside the club with gunshot wounds.

A police dispatcher told Agence France Presse: "There are injuries. I am not sure if there are any deceased at this time".

Witnesses reported seeing the shooter open fire around 2am.

Anthony Torres said on Facebook he "made it out just barely as we started to hear fire being shot" and "people are screaming that people are dead".

He said people were being "loaded up onto stretchers" outside the club.

One witness, Rosie Feba, told the Orlando Sentinel her girlfriend had said someone was shooting but she had assumed it was part of the music at first.

She said: "She told me someone was shooting. Everyone was getting on the floor.

"I told her I didn't think it was real, I thought it was just part of the music, until I saw fire coming out of his gun."

Ms Feba and her girlfriend ran out of the club, helping a man who had been shot on the way out.

The couple were shaken but unhurt.

Another witness, Ricardo J Negron Almodovar, said: "I was there. Shooter opened fire at around 2:00am.

"People on the dance floor and bar got down on the floor and some of us who were near the bar and back exit managed to go out through the outdoor area and just ran.

"I am safely home and hoping everyone gets home safely as well".

He said the gunman had begun shooting at the ceiling initially because the glass from the lights overhead was falling onto the dancefloor.

One Twitter user, Emilio, tweeted to say he and three others were hiding in a dressing room before later confirming he was "finally out, safe".

He said: "Please tell the cops we're at Pulse Orlando hiding in the dressing room there was a shooting.

"Four of us still hiding. Lights are off in club. Cops are here but haven't got us yet".

Amateur footage at the scene has recorded the sound of shots being fired outside the club.

Dozens of emergency vehicles are currently surrounding the club.

The motive for the attack is unknown.

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At least 20 dead countless injured

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50 dead.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/ ... ct-updates


Another good deed of 'Jihad'. Or just obsessional hatred.

[Anthea]

There is little more than can be said about the horror of the Orlando shooting

What next:

1) Omar Mateen



To most of us he is obviously an Afghan

2) Omer's father is some form of Afghan activist - we are still a bit unsure exactly who or what he is but rather than decry Islam for allowing it's anti-homosexual stance to result in such an horrendous killing spree, he asks everyone to join Islam

3) There will be an upsurge in anti-Islamic feelings and we must expect physical repercussions. Probably attacks on innocent Muslims and their homes and businesses

4) Let us back to Omar's photo



I know you probably did not want to look at it - but I ask you to study it well

Put yourself in the position of a non-Kurd

What percentage on non-Kurds are able to tell the difference between an Afghan and a Kurd

As far as the general public are concerned Afghans and Kurds all look the same

5) Fear will run rife - homophobia will multiply exponentially

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6) Many people in the UK (and I expect other European countries) are already frightened of Middle Eastern looking Muslims - or someone who vaguely looks like a Middle Eastern Muslim

7) Such is the current climate of fear in the UK, that people request English Taxi Drivers and often the only empty seats on trains are next to Muslims

Look at the publicity - the media circus will go on for days - sadly ISIS are probably jumping for joy to have obtained so much publicity with so little outlay on there side

9) ISIS were never going to attack the drunken football fans - they would not have stood a chance - but now they have found a soft target - one that the Quran tells them is a legitimate target - I fear that this will be repeated in other countries

10) Innocent Kurds will suffer for this - the defenceless Kurds who have sort sanctuary in Germany will, I am certain, become prime targets

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There are so many mass shootings in USA that a Jihadist's one is not a surprise.

I think that ISIS can send kamikaze in France for Euro. Especially if Turkey lost facing Christian country like Croatia

[Anthea]

There are so many mass shootings in USA that a Jihadist's one is not a surprise.

I think that ISIS can send kamikaze in France for Euro. Especially if Turkey lost facing Christian country like Croatia

Will anyone there be able to tell the difference between an ISIS kamikaze attack and very violent fans

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Violent fans are naked and drink beer