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Watch: Pulse Nightclub shooting, Omar Mateen’s 911 calls released

Yesterday, the audio of Omar Mateen, the radical Islamic terrorist that killed at least 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub was released to the public. In the audio of the 911 calls, you can hear Mateen pledge his allegiance to the Islamic State. According to Mateen’s own words, the Pulse night club shooting was in retaliation for the US airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Towards the end of the tape you can hear police talking amongst themselves as the try to determine more details from the phone conversation.

 

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Yesterday, the audio of Omar Mateen, the radical Islamic terrorist that killed at least 49 people at the Pulse Nightclub was released to the public. In the audio of the 911 calls, you can hear Mateen pledge his allegiance to the Islamic State. According to Mateen’s own words, the Pulse night club shooting was in retaliation for the US airstrikes targeting Islamic State in Iraq and Syria. Towards the end of the tape you can hear police talking amongst themselves as the try to determine more details from the phone conversation.

 

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Desiree Huitt is an Army Veteran serving 11 years as a Military Intelligence officer and prior to OCS as a combat medic. She is a graduate from the University of Texas in Austin with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Middle Eastern Studies.

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