“At least 50 people have been killed and another 53 injured after a heavily armed gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, police say, in the worst mass shooting in US history.
“Terrified survivors — who moments before were laughing and dancing with friends — described how the gunman raked the Pulse nightclub with bullets, prompting a police SWAT team to storm the venue.
“”We have cleared the building, and it is with great sadness that I share we have not 20, but 50 casualties in addition to the shooter,” Mayor Buddy Dyer told a mid-morning news briefing in Orlando, more than doubling the previously given death toll.
“He said 39 people died inside the club, two outside, and nine others died after being rushed to hospital.”
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