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[[File:1912 S Orange Ave 2.png|thumb|The Pulse nightclub]]On 12 June 2016, there was a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others before being shot dead by police. This was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in United States history. | [[File:1912 S Orange Ave 2.png|thumb|The Pulse nightclub]]On 12 June 2016, there was a '''mass shooting''' at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others before being shot dead by police. This was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in United States history. | ||
The event provoked responses around the world. In the UK, the rainbow flag was flown at half-mast in many places, and there were vigils in Soho and elsewhere.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36520754 ''BBC News'', 13 June 2016.</ref> | The event provoked responses around the world. In the UK, the rainbow flag was flown at half-mast in many places, and there were vigils in Soho and elsewhere.<ref>http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36520754 "Orlando shootings: Vigils held around the UK", ''BBC News'', 13 June 2016.</ref> | ||
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On 12 June 2016, there was a mass shooting at Pulse, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The gunman, Omar Mateen, killed 49 people and wounded 53 others before being shot dead by police. This was the deadliest mass shooting by a single gunman in United States history.
The event provoked responses around the world. In the UK, the rainbow flag was flown at half-mast in many places, and there were vigils in Soho and elsewhere.[1]
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- ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-36520754 "Orlando shootings: Vigils held around the UK", BBC News, 13 June 2016.