memeorandum: Islamic terrorism tie eyed in Orlando gay bar shooting (Kurt Vile/CBS News)

11:45 AM ET, June 12, 2016

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CNN:

Several people injured in shooting at Florida gay club, police say — Several injured in Florida nightclub shooting — Orlando, Florida (CNN)Gunfire erupted at a gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, with multiple injuries reported, Florida authorities said.

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David Caplan / ABC News:

‘Mass Casuality Situation’ Following Shooting at Orlando Nightclub, Shooter Dead: Police — A shooting at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday morning has been described as a “mass casualty situation,” police announced Sunday morning. — “The shooter inside the nightclub is dead,” tweeted Orlando Police shortly before 6 a.m.

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Adam Goldman / Washington Post:

Orlando nightclub shooting: 50 killed in ‘domestic terror incident’ at gay club; gunman identified — A gunman opened fire inside a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando, killing 50 people and injuring dozens more in a rampage that turned into a deadly hostage situation.

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Kim Hjelmgaard / USA Today:

Pulse more than ‘just another gay club’ — One of the owners of the gay nightclub where multiple people were shot early Sunday in Orlando started the club to promote awareness about the area's lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Her brother died from AIDS.

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Matt Higgins / CBS New York:

Police: Gunman Kills 50 In Orlando Nightclub Attack — ORLANDO, Fla. (CBSNewYork/AP) — A gunman wielding an assault-type rifle and a handgun opened fire inside a crowded Florida nightclub early Sunday before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers, police said.

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NBC News:

At Least 50 Dead After ‘Terrorism’ at Orlando Gay Club — Rep. Alan Grayson: This Might Be a Hate Crime 4:02 — At least 50 people are dead and more than 50 others are wounded after a gunman opened fire and took hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday morning, police said.

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New York Times:

Shooting at Orlando Nightclub Kills 50, Police Say — ORLANDO, Fla. — A gunman killed 50 people and wounded 53 in a crowded gay nightclub in Orlando early Sunday, officials said, in the worst mass shooting slaughter in American history, and law enforcement officials said it was an act of terrorism.

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Kurt Vile / CBS News:

Islamic terrorism tie eyed in Orlando gay bar shooting — ORLANDO, Fla. - A shooting and hostage situation early Sunday morning at a Florida nightclub — which describes itself as “Orlando's hottest gay bar” — left “around 20” people dead, including the gunman, officials say.

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Christal Hayes / Orlando Sentinel:

Breaking: Orlando Pulse nightclub shooting: About 20 dead in act of terrorism, police say — Orlanddo Police Chief John Mina gives an update on the shooting at Pulse. — A witness describes the scene inside Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando after a shooter opened fire. … Privacy Policy

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Lisa Cianci / Orlando Sentinel:

Blood donors needed after mass shooting in Orlando … Privacy Policy — OneBlood is putting out a call this morning for blood donations in the wake of the Pulse nightclub shooting that killed 20 people and injured at least 42 others. — “There is an urgent need for O Negative …

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Daily Mail:

‘We consider this an act of terrorism’: Suspected Islamic extremist shoots dead at least 20 dead at Florida gay club after bursting in ‘wearing a suicide vest’ and taking hostages - injuring a further 42 — Gunman, believed to have ‘leanings to radical Islamic terrorism’, opened fire inside Pulse gay club in Orlando

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Guardian:

Florida nightclub shooting: 50 killed and 53 injured in ‘act of terror’ - rolling updates — Mayor Dyer confirmed to a press conference that there were 50 killed and 53 hospitalised in the shooting, not 20 killed and 42 hospitalised as initially reported by police. — Martin Pengelly

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Mike Schneider / Associated Press:
Police: Approximately 20 killed in Florida club shooting

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Associated Press:
50 dead at gay dance club in Orlando

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USA Today:
Orlando police: ‘Approximately 20 dead’ after club rampage

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NBC News: Orlando Nightclub Shooting: Mass Casualties After Gunman Opens Fire in Gay Club

New York Daily News:
Terror attack at Orlando gay club Pulse leaves about 20 people dead, 42 others wounded …

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