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Old 06-12-2016, 10:49 AM   #126 (permalink)
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It is suspected the club was targeted because it was a gay club. It is the worse mass shooting in America, it is similar to the Bataclan shooting in Paris.
50 killed in shooting at Orlando nightclub, Mayor says | Fox News
I saw that the article claimed the shooter might have been associated with ISIS, but I read nothing to back that up. I wouldn't at all be surprised if this was ISIS inspired, but is there any actual evidence that it was anyone actually associated with ISIS?

I ask because it could be the difference between just an increase in anti-Islam rhetoric and a step up in American military involvement in Syria and Iraq.
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