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Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa169)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical, ml_categories_json AS ml_categories_json, ml_types_json AS ml_types_json, ml_intent_types_json AS ml_intent_types_json, meta_language AS meta_language, attrs_author AS attrs_author, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_publish_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(attrs_original_publish_time), 0) AS attrs_original_publish_time, ifNull(attrs_is_republished, 0) AS attrs_is_republished, ifNull(attrs_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_nr_words, ifNull(attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, 0) AS attrs_boilerpipe_nr_words, ifNull(body_ext_links_number, 0) AS body_ext_links_number, ifNull(body_int_links_number, 0) AS body_int_links_number, ifNull(meta_nofollow, 0) AS meta_nofollow, ifNull(meta_noarchive, 0) AS meta_noarchive, ifNull(props_was_rendered, 0) AS props_was_rendered, ifNull(src_redirect, \'\') AS src_redirect, ifNull(download_time_msec, 0) AS download_time_msec, ifNull(download_ttfb_msec, 0) AS download_ttfb_msec, ifNull(download_size, 0) AS download_size FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36511778\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36511778\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778","crawl_time":1773877908,"first_indexed_time":1522427631,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778 s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Orlando nightclub shooting: How the attack unfolded - BBC News","meta_descriptions":["At least 49 people are killed and dozens injured by a gunman who opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando. What exactly happened?"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"The attack began at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday.\nPulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time.\n\"He had an automatic rifle, so nobody stood a chance,\" said Jackie Smith, who saw two friends next to her get shot. \"I just tried to get out of there.\"\nAt 02:09, the nightclub\nposted on its Facebook page\n, external\n: \"Everyone get out of pulse and keep running.\"\nThe gunman, who was carrying an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, exchanged fire near the entrance with a police officer who was working at the nightclub.\nAdditional officers arrived at the scene and a second gun battle ensued inside, forcing the gunman back. He took several people hostage in a bathroom at the back of the building, and told the police he had explosives.\nAt this point, police were able \"to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people and get them out of the club,\" according to Orlando police chief John Mina.\nWith the gunman holed up in the bathroom, police secured the building and began preparing to breach the external wall of the bathroom with explosives.\nFBI Special Agent Ron Hopper told reporters that Mateen had been interviewed by FBI officers twice in 2013 following inflammatory comments to colleagues asserting ties to the so-called Islamic State group (IS).\nThe investigation ended after officers were unable to substantiate the claims. However, Mateen was questioned again in 2014 about a potential connection to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American known to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.\nMateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, said that he was violent and mentally unstable and had beaten her repeatedly while they were together.\nIt appears that he remarried after that divorce, and had a three-year-old son with his second wife,\naccording to the Miami Herald\n, external\n.\nWho was Omar Mateen?\nInvestigators are looking at whether his second wife, Noor Zahi Salman, knew about the plot ahead of time, and are considering charges.\nShe told the FBI her husband said he was going to see friends, though she thought he was going to carry out an attack at the night club, officials have told the US media.\nThere are also media reports that she said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, and drove him to Pulse once to scope it out.","attrs_markdown":"[BBC Homepage](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n\n- [Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778#main-heading)\n- [Accessibility Help](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/accessibility\/)\n\n- [Sign in](https:\/\/session.bbc.com\/session?lang=en-GB&ptrt=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.bbc.com%2Fnews%2Fworld-us-canada-36511778&sequenceId=e25e596a-30e6-4fdc-ad09-4e9a646f290a)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Innovation](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/innovation)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n- [More menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778#global-navigation-more-menu)\n\n[More menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778#global-navigation-more-menu)\n\n[Search BBC](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/search?d=NEWS_PS)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Innovation](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/innovation)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\nClose menu\n\n[BBC News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n\n[Menu](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778#product-navigation-menu)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n- [World](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/business)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/entertainment_and_arts)\n- [Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/health)\n- [Tech](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology)\n- [InDepth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/bbcindepth)\n- [BBC Verify](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/bbcverify)\n- [Climate](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/topics\/cmj34zmwm1zt)\n\n[More](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36511778#product-navigation-more-menu)\n\n- [Science](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/science_and_environment)\n- [Family & Education](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/education)\n- [In Pictures](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/in_pictures)\n- [Disability](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/disability)\n- [Newsbeat](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/newsbeat)\n\n- [World](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world)\n- [Africa](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/africa)\n- [Asia](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/asia)\n- [Australia](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/australia)\n- [Europe](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/europe)\n- [Latin America](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/latin_america)\n- [Middle East](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/middle_east)\n- [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world\/us_and_canada)\n\n# Orlando nightclub shooting: How the attack unfolded\nShare\n\nclose panel\n\nShare page\n\nCopy link\n\n[About sharing](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/usingthebbc\/terms\/can-i-share-things-from-the-bbc)\n\n![Memorial in Orlando](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/11DEE\/production\/_89989137_flag.jpg)\n\nImage source, Getty Images\n\nImage caption,\n\nDetails continue to emerge about the gunman's motive\n\n**A gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 49 people and injuring dozens before being shot dead by police. What do we know about what happened?**\n\n## How the incident unfolded\nThe attack began at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday.\n\nPulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time.\n\n\"He had an automatic rifle, so nobody stood a chance,\" said Jackie Smith, who saw two friends next to her get shot. \"I just tried to get out of there.\"\n\nAt 02:09, the nightclub [posted on its Facebook page, external](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/pulseorlando\/posts\/10154938990430031): \"Everyone get out of pulse and keep running.\"\n\nThe gunman, who was carrying an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, exchanged fire near the entrance with a police officer who was working at the nightclub.\n\nAdditional officers arrived at the scene and a second gun battle ensued inside, forcing the gunman back. He took several people hostage in a bathroom at the back of the building, and told the police he had explosives.\n\nAt this point, police were able \"to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people and get them out of the club,\" according to Orlando police chief John Mina.\n\nWith the gunman holed up in the bathroom, police secured the building and began preparing to breach the external wall of the bathroom with explosives.\n\n![Graphic showing the movements of the gunman in the Pulse nightclub](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/5129\/production\/_89977702_pulse_nightclub_floorplan_624.png)\n\nPolice chiefs made the decision to storm the building at about 05:00 local time (09:00 GMT), detonating the explosives to create large holes on the building's rear wall.\n\nMr Mina said dozens of people who had taken shelter in another bathroom were able to escape through these holes before the gunman himself emerged.\n\nAfter another gun battle with police, he was shot dead.\n\nAt least 49 people were killed in the attack, making it the worst mass shooting in recent US history.\n\n![Graphic showing the worst mass shootings in the US in the past 25 years](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/624\/cpsprodpb\/12CB9\/production\/_89958967_us_shootings_comparisons_624gr_v3.png)\n\n## Who was the gunman?\nOfficials have named the suspect as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old from Fort Pierce, a city about two hours' drive south of Orlando, in St Lucie County.\n\nHis father, Seddique Mateen, said his son became \"very angry\" after seeing two men kissing in Miami recently.\n\n![Omar Mateen](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/46E1\/production\/_89954181_hi033433112.jpg)\n\nImage source, CBS\n\nFBI Special Agent Ron Hopper told reporters that Mateen had been interviewed by FBI officers twice in 2013 following inflammatory comments to colleagues asserting ties to the so-called Islamic State group (IS).\n\nThe investigation ended after officers were unable to substantiate the claims. However, Mateen was questioned again in 2014 about a potential connection to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American known to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria.\n\nMateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, said that he was violent and mentally unstable and had beaten her repeatedly while they were together.\n\nIt appears that he remarried after that divorce, and had a three-year-old son with his second wife, [according to the Miami Herald, external](http:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/state\/florida\/article83368952.html).\n\n[Who was Omar Mateen?](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/world-us-canada-36513468)\n\nInvestigators are looking at whether his second wife, Noor Zahi Salman, knew about the plot ahead of time, and are considering charges.\n\nShe told the FBI her husband said he was going to see friends, though she thought he was going to carry out an attack at the night club, officials have told the US media.\n\nThere are also media reports that she said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, and drove him to Pulse once to scope it out.\n\n## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\nThis video can not be played\n\nMedia caption,\n\nJim Van Horn, Pulse nightclub customer: \"He (Omar Mateen) was a homosexual and he was trying to pick up men\"\n\nMateen appears to have been a regular at the club and he contacted men on gay dating apps, raising the possibility that he was conflicted about being gay and lashed out.\n\n[What is internalised homophobia?](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/magazine-36534693)\n## Was there an IS link?\nThe group has said it was behind the attack, but the extent of its involvement is not clear.\n\nAn FBI spokesman said Mateen phoned emergency services during the attack and pledged allegiance to IS.\n\nThe group had called for its supporters to launch attacks on the West during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, that began last week.\n\nBut US President Barack Obama said there was no evidence yet of any contact between the gunman and Islamic State.\n\nHe said it was an example of \"homegrown extremism\" and it appeared Mateen was inspired by content he saw online.\n## What have eyewitnesses said?\n![Demetrice Naulings sobs outside police station](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/75C1\/production\/_89954103_hi033428014.jpg)\n\nImage source, Reuters\n\nThere were more than 300 people inside the club at the time of the shooting. Some have been speaking about what they witnessed.\n\nJon Alamo said he was at the back of one of the club's rooms when a man holding a weapon entered. \"I heard 20, 40, 50 shots,\" he told the AFP news agency. \"The music stopped.\"\n\nRob Rick said the attack happened just as \"everybody was drinking their last sip\". He dropped to the ground and crawled to a DJ booth when he heard shots.\n\nJaniel Gonzalez said it was \"complete chaos\" as the gunman opened fire.\n\n![Memorial service](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/ace\/standard\/976\/cpsprodpb\/16C0E\/production\/_89989139_victims7.jpg)\n\nImage source, Reuters\n\nImage caption,\n\nMost of the victims were young, male and Latino\n\n\"People were screaming 'Help me, help me, I'm trapped!'\" he told AFP. \"People were getting trampled. There was no clear exit sign at the club, so we didn't know which door to take or where to go.\"\n\n\"All you saw is people running and screaming and there were bodies in the parking lot where bodies were being tagged,\" Christopher Hansen told CNN. \"It was like a scene from a horror movie.\"\n\nAngel Colon said he was shot three times in the leg and survived the attack.\n\n## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\nThis video can not be played\n\nMedia caption,\n\nOrlando survivor Angel Colon: \"I was thinking I'm next, I'm dead\"\n\nHe said he was thinking \"I'm next, I'm dead\" as the gunman walked through the club shooting people on the floor.\n\nAnother survivor, Patience Carter, has said \"the guilt of being alive is heavy\".\n\nShe said Mateen had talked about wanting the US to \"stop bombing my country\", possibly referring to his father's home of Afghanistan.\n## What is the political reaction?\n## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\nThis video can not be played\n\nMedia caption,\n\nPresident Obama: \"We are united in grief, outrage - and resolve\"\n\nUS President Barack Obama said this was an act of terror and an act of hate, but authorities were investigating whether there were links to extremist groups.\n\nThe presumptive Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, called on the president to resign for not using the words \"Islamic terrorism\" and once again called for a ban on all Muslims coming to the United States.\n\nMr Obama, visibly angry, said that is \"not the America we want\".\n\n\"If we fall into the trap of painting all Muslims with a broad brush and imply that we are at war with an entire religion, then we are doing the terrorists' work for them,\" he said.\n\n## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.\nThis video can not be played\n\nMedia caption,\n\nMarco Rubio: \"These terrorists are committed people\"\n\n## Top stories\n- [Live. 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The attack began at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday. Pulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time. "He had an automatic rifle, so nobody stood a chance," said Jackie Smith, who saw two friends next to her get shot. "I just tried to get out of there." At 02:09, the nightclub posted on its Facebook page , external : "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." The gunman, who was carrying an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, exchanged fire near the entrance with a police officer who was working at the nightclub. Additional officers arrived at the scene and a second gun battle ensued inside, forcing the gunman back. He took several people hostage in a bathroom at the back of the building, and told the police he had explosives. At this point, police were able "to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people and get them out of the club," according to Orlando police chief John Mina. With the gunman holed up in the bathroom, police secured the building and began preparing to breach the external wall of the bathroom with explosives. FBI Special Agent Ron Hopper told reporters that Mateen had been interviewed by FBI officers twice in 2013 following inflammatory comments to colleagues asserting ties to the so-called Islamic State group (IS). The investigation ended after officers were unable to substantiate the claims. However, Mateen was questioned again in 2014 about a potential connection to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American known to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. Mateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, said that he was violent and mentally unstable and had beaten her repeatedly while they were together. It appears that he remarried after that divorce, and had a three-year-old son with his second wife, according to the Miami Herald , external . Who was Omar Mateen? Investigators are looking at whether his second wife, Noor Zahi Salman, knew about the plot ahead of time, and are considering charges. She told the FBI her husband said he was going to see friends, though she thought he was going to carry out an attack at the night club, officials have told the US media. There are also media reports that she said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, and drove him to Pulse once to scope it out.

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What do we know about what happened?** ## How the incident unfolded The attack began at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday. Pulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time. "He had an automatic rifle, so nobody stood a chance," said Jackie Smith, who saw two friends next to her get shot. "I just tried to get out of there." At 02:09, the nightclub [posted on its Facebook page, external](https://www.facebook.com/pulseorlando/posts/10154938990430031): "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." The gunman, who was carrying an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, exchanged fire near the entrance with a police officer who was working at the nightclub. Additional officers arrived at the scene and a second gun battle ensued inside, forcing the gunman back. He took several people hostage in a bathroom at the back of the building, and told the police he had explosives. At this point, police were able "to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people and get them out of the club," according to Orlando police chief John Mina. With the gunman holed up in the bathroom, police secured the building and began preparing to breach the external wall of the bathroom with explosives. ![Graphic showing the movements of the gunman in the Pulse nightclub](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/5129/production/_89977702_pulse_nightclub_floorplan_624.png) Police chiefs made the decision to storm the building at about 05:00 local time (09:00 GMT), detonating the explosives to create large holes on the building's rear wall. Mr Mina said dozens of people who had taken shelter in another bathroom were able to escape through these holes before the gunman himself emerged. After another gun battle with police, he was shot dead. At least 49 people were killed in the attack, making it the worst mass shooting in recent US history. ![Graphic showing the worst mass shootings in the US in the past 25 years](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/624/cpsprodpb/12CB9/production/_89958967_us_shootings_comparisons_624gr_v3.png) ## Who was the gunman? Officials have named the suspect as Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old from Fort Pierce, a city about two hours' drive south of Orlando, in St Lucie County. His father, Seddique Mateen, said his son became "very angry" after seeing two men kissing in Miami recently. ![Omar Mateen](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/46E1/production/_89954181_hi033433112.jpg) Image source, CBS FBI Special Agent Ron Hopper told reporters that Mateen had been interviewed by FBI officers twice in 2013 following inflammatory comments to colleagues asserting ties to the so-called Islamic State group (IS). The investigation ended after officers were unable to substantiate the claims. However, Mateen was questioned again in 2014 about a potential connection to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American known to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. Mateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, said that he was violent and mentally unstable and had beaten her repeatedly while they were together. It appears that he remarried after that divorce, and had a three-year-old son with his second wife, [according to the Miami Herald, external](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article83368952.html). [Who was Omar Mateen?](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36513468) Investigators are looking at whether his second wife, Noor Zahi Salman, knew about the plot ahead of time, and are considering charges. She told the FBI her husband said he was going to see friends, though she thought he was going to carry out an attack at the night club, officials have told the US media. There are also media reports that she said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, and drove him to Pulse once to scope it out. ## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Jim Van Horn, Pulse nightclub customer: "He (Omar Mateen) was a homosexual and he was trying to pick up men" Mateen appears to have been a regular at the club and he contacted men on gay dating apps, raising the possibility that he was conflicted about being gay and lashed out. [What is internalised homophobia?](https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-36534693) ## Was there an IS link? The group has said it was behind the attack, but the extent of its involvement is not clear. An FBI spokesman said Mateen phoned emergency services during the attack and pledged allegiance to IS. The group had called for its supporters to launch attacks on the West during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, that began last week. But US President Barack Obama said there was no evidence yet of any contact between the gunman and Islamic State. He said it was an example of "homegrown extremism" and it appeared Mateen was inspired by content he saw online. ## What have eyewitnesses said? ![Demetrice Naulings sobs outside police station](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/75C1/production/_89954103_hi033428014.jpg) Image source, Reuters There were more than 300 people inside the club at the time of the shooting. Some have been speaking about what they witnessed. Jon Alamo said he was at the back of one of the club's rooms when a man holding a weapon entered. "I heard 20, 40, 50 shots," he told the AFP news agency. "The music stopped." Rob Rick said the attack happened just as "everybody was drinking their last sip". He dropped to the ground and crawled to a DJ booth when he heard shots. Janiel Gonzalez said it was "complete chaos" as the gunman opened fire. ![Memorial service](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/standard/976/cpsprodpb/16C0E/production/_89989139_victims7.jpg) Image source, Reuters Image caption, Most of the victims were young, male and Latino "People were screaming 'Help me, help me, I'm trapped!'" he told AFP. "People were getting trampled. There was no clear exit sign at the club, so we didn't know which door to take or where to go." "All you saw is people running and screaming and there were bodies in the parking lot where bodies were being tagged," Christopher Hansen told CNN. "It was like a scene from a horror movie." Angel Colon said he was shot three times in the leg and survived the attack. ## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, Orlando survivor Angel Colon: "I was thinking I'm next, I'm dead" He said he was thinking "I'm next, I'm dead" as the gunman walked through the club shooting people on the floor. Another survivor, Patience Carter, has said "the guilt of being alive is heavy". She said Mateen had talked about wanting the US to "stop bombing my country", possibly referring to his father's home of Afghanistan. ## What is the political reaction? ## To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. This video can not be played Media caption, President Obama: "We are united in grief, outrage - and resolve" US President Barack Obama said this was an act of terror and an act of hate, but authorities were investigating whether there were links to extremist groups. 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The attack began at about 02:00 local time (06:00 GMT) on Sunday. Pulse, which is one of the biggest nightclubs in Orlando, was holding a Latin-themed event that was nearing its end when a man opened fire. There were more than 300 people inside at the time. "He had an automatic rifle, so nobody stood a chance," said Jackie Smith, who saw two friends next to her get shot. "I just tried to get out of there." At 02:09, the nightclub [posted on its Facebook page, external](https://www.facebook.com/pulseorlando/posts/10154938990430031): "Everyone get out of pulse and keep running." The gunman, who was carrying an AR-15-type assault rifle and a handgun, exchanged fire near the entrance with a police officer who was working at the nightclub. Additional officers arrived at the scene and a second gun battle ensued inside, forcing the gunman back. He took several people hostage in a bathroom at the back of the building, and told the police he had explosives. At this point, police were able "to save and rescue dozens and dozens of people and get them out of the club," according to Orlando police chief John Mina. With the gunman holed up in the bathroom, police secured the building and began preparing to breach the external wall of the bathroom with explosives. FBI Special Agent Ron Hopper told reporters that Mateen had been interviewed by FBI officers twice in 2013 following inflammatory comments to colleagues asserting ties to the so-called Islamic State group (IS). The investigation ended after officers were unable to substantiate the claims. However, Mateen was questioned again in 2014 about a potential connection to Moner Mohammad Abu-Salha, an American known to have carried out a suicide bombing in Syria. Mateen's ex-wife, Sitora Yusufiy, said that he was violent and mentally unstable and had beaten her repeatedly while they were together. It appears that he remarried after that divorce, and had a three-year-old son with his second wife, [according to the Miami Herald, external](http://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article83368952.html). [Who was Omar Mateen?](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-36513468) Investigators are looking at whether his second wife, Noor Zahi Salman, knew about the plot ahead of time, and are considering charges. She told the FBI her husband said he was going to see friends, though she thought he was going to carry out an attack at the night club, officials have told the US media. There are also media reports that she said she was with him when he bought ammunition and a holster, and drove him to Pulse once to scope it out.

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