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Description: This Day in History: , Terrorist Gunman Attacks Pulse Nightclub.<br/>June 12, 2016.<br/>49 people were killed in <br/>the attack when 29-year-old <br/>Omar Mateen entered the <br/>club with an AR-15-type assault rifle.<br/>Most of the casualties <br/>of the attack were <br/>members of the Orlando, FL, <br/>LGBTQ community.<br/>During the siege <br/>on the club, Mateen <br/>made a 911 call in which he <br/>pledged his allegiance to ISIS.<br/>At about 5am, <br/>police stormed the club <br/>and shot and killed Mateen.<br/>Evidence shows that his <br/>original target may have <br/>been a Disney complex.<br/>In 2018, Mateen's wife was found <br/>not guilty of obstructing justice for <br/>making contradictory <br/>statements to the FBI
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