The soccer fans were shouting, “Russia is the champion!” A funny thing to say for a final score of 1-1. The bar’s name was, “Mono show bar: A show-bar for happy and out-of-the-ordinary people.” A group of about 20 football fans were carousing down the street in Yekaterinburg when they noticed some unusual people standing outside a bar. The attack occurred on the evening of June 11 th and into the morning of the 12 th, which was the night of the massacre at Pulse night club in Orlando. Yet after Russia scored 1-1 against England in the Euro 2016 Soccer Championship, it was hooligans who decided to shoot patrons at a gay club. For example, when performance artist Petr Pavlensky nailed his scrotum to red square, he was arrested under a law prohibiting hooliganism. Despite the controversy of soccer hooligans attacking opposing soccer fans in England and France, which the UK government believes may have been perpetrated by the Kremlin, hooligansim is illegal in the Russian Federation. Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne said her thoughts were with the entire LGBTQ2S community.The word hooligan has a slightly different meaning in Russian.
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Trudeau says he and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, are offering condolences and prayers to the families and friends of those lost and wish full recovery to those who were injured in the attack. In a release Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is shocked and saddened by the attack. READ MORE: LGBT community reacts after victims ‘had their futures stolen’įrench President Francois Hollande said in a statement he “condemns with horror” the mass killing in Florida and “expresses the full support of France and the French with America’s authorities and its people in this difficult time.” “Our heart is with our American brothers,” Italian Premier Matteo Renzi tweeted.
The Muslim community joins our fellow Americans in repudiating anyone or any group that would claim to justify or excuse such an appalling act of violence," said Rasha Mubarak, Orlando regional coordinator.Ībroad, many world leaders have expressed their support for the United States and the victims. Tweet This Click to share quote on Twitter: "We condemn this monstrous attack and offer our heartfelt condolences to the families and loved ones of all those killed or injured. Hooper of the FBI says Mateen purchased at least two firearms legally within the last week or so. His family was from Afghanistan before they moved to Florida. Mateen, born in 1986 in New York, is a U.S. Police have identified the gunman of the Florida nightclub shooting as Omar Mateen. Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer said all of the dead were killed with the assault rifle.įBI Special Agent in Charge Ron Hooper said there’s no further threat to Orlando or the surrounding area. “I think we will see the death toll rise,” Cheatham said. Mike Cheatham is a trauma surgeon at Orlando Regional Medical Center where 46 patients were taken. READ MORE: Kevlar helmet saves police officer’s life during Orlando shootingĪt least 53 other people were hospitalized, most in critical condition, officials said.
Mina said police have not determined an exact number of casualties, but that over 50 people are dead. Police Chief John Mina also said the shooter had an assault rifle, a handgun and some sort of “suspicious device.” He said the suspect exchanged gunfire with an officer working at the club around 2 a.m., then went back inside and took hostages among more than 320 people inside.Īround 5 a.m., authorities sent in a SWAT team to rescue the hostages, and the suspect then died in a gunfight with those officers.
Governor Rick Scott has declared a state of emergency in Florida saying officials “will devote every resource available to assist with the shooting in Orlando.” The massacre is the worst mass shooting in United States history. Mateen has been identified as the gunman who killed 50 people and injured 53 others when he opened fire inside Pulse Nightclub, a crowded Florida gay nightclub, early Sunday morning.