Orlando nightclub gunman 'not directed by foreign terror group'

June 20, 2016 21:54

At a news conference on Monday, the FBI's Ron Hopper also said that in 911 emergency calls, Omar Mateen described his actions to an operator in a "chilling, calm and deliberate manner".

Transcripts released on Monday show that Mateen told a crisis negotiator the US needed to stop bombing Iraq and Syria.

Mateen spoke three times with an emergency dispatcher once the massacre was under way.

The FBI said Mateen identified himself as an Islamic soldier. He also claimed to be equipped with bombs in a vehicle outside, though authorities say they have found no evidence of explosives.

He said to a 911 operator: "I'm in Orlando and I did the shootings."

The communications, along with Facebook posts and searches made before and during the shooting, add to the public understanding of the final hours of Mateen's life.

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