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Fifty dead, 53 injured in Orlando mass shooting: mayor

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AFP Orlando (US)
Fifty people died and another 53 were injured when a gunman opened fire and seized hostages at a gay nightclub in Florida, police said today, making it the worst mass shooting in US history.

"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," Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer told a news briefing, raising the death toll from 20 previously.

"There are another 53 that are hospitalised.

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First Published: Jun 12 2016 | 8:13 PM IST

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