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What really happened that night at Pulse

Metwally, like many other Florida Muslims, condemned the attack that left at least 50 fatalities, and expressed feelings of despair over the incident, telling ABC News that the killer's actions further tainted the reputation of his faith. In turn, he said, Muslims in Florida's Treasure Coast region, the region from which Mateen also hailed, loved America and were "proud" to call the country their home.

He said that about 50 people from Stuart and the surrounding cities come club to pray together. Metwally's feelings of despair over the killings echoed the sentiments of the Florida chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations CAIRwhich condemned the shootingurged fellow Muslims to donate blood to those who are injured and promoted a fundraising campaign for victims of the shooting on Facebook.

At least 50 people were killed and 53 more wounded in Orlando, Florida, where a gunman went on a shooting spree at the Pulse nightclub. This is why a collective of American Muslim leaders and groups have united to raise funds for the victims' families. At a news conference earlier in the day, Imam Muhammad Musri, the president of the Islamic Society of Central Florida, condemned the attack and called for prayers for the victims.

Gay Shafeeq Rahman, the Imam at Islamic center of Fort Pierce, Florida, where shooter Omar Mateen worshiped, gay ABC News in an on-camera interview that Mateen had been worshiping there for about 10 years, and that his personality had changed over time, becoming more withdrawn. Rahman said that Mateen, who died in a gun club with police, would bring his young son there, a toddler, and that his parents, who were born in Afghanistan, also worshiped at the mosque.

Abusalhason of a Palestinian father and American mother, muslim grew up in Florida, where his friends called him "Mo. Metwally insisted that men like Mateen and Abusalha do not represent the lives of Floridian Muslims. He said that he "couldn't breathe" shoot the government of then-Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser, and sought out a new home in America to be free of oppression.

He said that he and other members of his mosque cannot understand the logic of a Muslim who would want to harm America. Stream on. By ABC News. June 12,PM. Orlando shoot muslim Omar Mateen is pictured in an undated photo from Myspace. Sponsored Content by Taboola. Trump admin updates: Trump wants Senate to cancel August recess to work on noms.

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