"Religion of Peace" On June 12, 2016, a _mass shooting_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mass_shooting) occurred at _Pulse_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pulse_(nightclub)) , a _gay nightclub_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gay_nightclub) in _Orlando, Florida_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orlando,_Florida) , United States. At least 50 people were killed, including the gunman, and 53 others wounded. The shooter was identified as _Omar Mir Seddique Mateen_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omar_Mateen) , a 29-year-old U.S. citizen of _Afghan_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghan) descent. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in modern United States history, the deadliest incident of _violence against LGBT people_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_violence_against_LGBT_people_in_the_United_States) in U.S. history, and the deadliest terrorist attack on U.S. soil since the _September 11 attacks_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/September_11_attacks) of 2001. The attack was labeled by the Orlando chief of police as an act of _domestic terrorism_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domestic_terrorism_in_the_United_States) , as Mateen had pledged allegiance to _Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant_ (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State_of_Iraq_and_the_Levant) (ISIL); the Islamic State subsequently claimed responsibility.
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