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Orlando shooting: thousands gather in city for vigil – as it happened | |
(35 minutes later) | |
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Here's where things stand at 9:30pm EST | |
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The other striking thing about tonight is what has not been mentioned, Ed Pilkington reports from the vigil in Orlando. | The other striking thing about tonight is what has not been mentioned, Ed Pilkington reports from the vigil in Orlando. |
Not once has the name of the shooter been mentioned - his identity has been discarded by everyone here into the dustbin of history. | Not once has the name of the shooter been mentioned - his identity has been discarded by everyone here into the dustbin of history. |
Ed took these pictures: | Ed took these pictures: |
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The bells of the First Methodist church in downtown Orlando are tolling 49 times for each of the victims of the Pulse massacre, reports Ed Pilkington. | The bells of the First Methodist church in downtown Orlando are tolling 49 times for each of the victims of the Pulse massacre, reports Ed Pilkington. |
The crowd of about 6000 people that has packed the central square in front of an arts center that has been lit in rainbow colors is holding up candles in their memory at the end of the ceremony. | The crowd of about 6000 people that has packed the central square in front of an arts center that has been lit in rainbow colors is holding up candles in their memory at the end of the ceremony. |
The two hour vigil has been marked by defiant statements that love will conquer hate and that Orlando will overcome through unity. As one speaker put it: “we don’t tolerate, we cherish”. | The two hour vigil has been marked by defiant statements that love will conquer hate and that Orlando will overcome through unity. As one speaker put it: “we don’t tolerate, we cherish”. |
The bells of the First Methodist church in Orlando are tolling 49 times for each of the victims of the Puls... https://t.co/eN6DCFfwUd | The bells of the First Methodist church in Orlando are tolling 49 times for each of the victims of the Puls... https://t.co/eN6DCFfwUd |
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President Obama will travel to Orlando on Thrusday, the White House just announced. | President Obama will travel to Orlando on Thrusday, the White House just announced. |
.@POTUS will travel to Orlando on Thursday. Statement from @PressSec: pic.twitter.com/nq2QqSk1iO | .@POTUS will travel to Orlando on Thursday. Statement from @PressSec: pic.twitter.com/nq2QqSk1iO |
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Oliver Laughland has been investigating G4S, the private security contractor for whom Mateen worked. | Oliver Laughland has been investigating G4S, the private security contractor for whom Mateen worked. |
Full statement here: pic.twitter.com/NjBKOOTDa2 | Full statement here: pic.twitter.com/NjBKOOTDa2 |
G4S still not answering questions on the sort of screening Mateen was subject to in 2007 and 2013 | G4S still not answering questions on the sort of screening Mateen was subject to in 2007 and 2013 |
When I contacted Gilroy today, he requested payment for information. Make of that what you will. | When I contacted Gilroy today, he requested payment for information. Make of that what you will. |
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A ray of light in an unexpected place - the media, as Southern California News Group sends dinner to the newsroom of the Orlando Sentinel. | A ray of light in an unexpected place - the media, as Southern California News Group sends dinner to the newsroom of the Orlando Sentinel. |
Thanks to the #SouthernCaliforniaNewsGroup for sending dinner to our newsroom. #thankful… https://t.co/3uakF6qm7w | Thanks to the #SouthernCaliforniaNewsGroup for sending dinner to our newsroom. #thankful… https://t.co/3uakF6qm7w |
So nice!! And the food was delicious! https://t.co/GyH7bOngGU | So nice!! And the food was delicious! https://t.co/GyH7bOngGU |
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In Washington, senator Dick Durbin today spoke on the Senate floor about yesterday’s mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, and called on the Senate to take immediate action to close loopholes in law that allow dangerous people to purchase guns and explosives. | In Washington, senator Dick Durbin today spoke on the Senate floor about yesterday’s mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, and called on the Senate to take immediate action to close loopholes in law that allow dangerous people to purchase guns and explosives. |
“We don’t know all the details, but we know this was an act of terror and it was an act of hate, and it was directed at the LGBT community,” Durbin said. | “We don’t know all the details, but we know this was an act of terror and it was an act of hate, and it was directed at the LGBT community,” Durbin said. |
We must pursue smart, common sense reforms to keep dangerous, hateful people from getting their hands on dangerous weapons. America just suffered its deadliest mass shooting event in history—worse than San Bernardino, worse than Newtown, worse than Virginia Tech. | We must pursue smart, common sense reforms to keep dangerous, hateful people from getting their hands on dangerous weapons. America just suffered its deadliest mass shooting event in history—worse than San Bernardino, worse than Newtown, worse than Virginia Tech. |
If there ever was a time for Congress to do its job and keep guns out of dangerous hands, it’s now. | If there ever was a time for Congress to do its job and keep guns out of dangerous hands, it’s now. |
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In New York’s West Village, a huge crowd has gathered outside Stonewall, the famous gay bar which lent its name to the riots which began the gay rights movement. | In New York’s West Village, a huge crowd has gathered outside Stonewall, the famous gay bar which lent its name to the riots which began the gay rights movement. |
Huge crowd at Stonewall #NYC in support of Orlando & the #LGBT community. #weareorlando pic.twitter.com/kJ5JAWeMyf | Huge crowd at Stonewall #NYC in support of Orlando & the #LGBT community. #weareorlando pic.twitter.com/kJ5JAWeMyf |
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Terry DeCarlo, the executive director of the Orlando GLBT community center, is speaking now. | Terry DeCarlo, the executive director of the Orlando GLBT community center, is speaking now. |
“We have come together as a force here in Orlando that can not be broken,” he says, his voice near-tearful but defiant. | “We have come together as a force here in Orlando that can not be broken,” he says, his voice near-tearful but defiant. |
“It was Saturday morning at 3am, my husband I I were asleep, and all of a sudden my phone styarts to go crazy,” he says. | “It was Saturday morning at 3am, my husband I I were asleep, and all of a sudden my phone styarts to go crazy,” he says. |
“All we heard was, there’s a shooting at Pulse. We put our clothes on, we said we’ve got to get down. We didn’t realize the enormity of what was happening until we got down.” He praises the police department. “We cannot thank them enough for keeping us safe.” | “All we heard was, there’s a shooting at Pulse. We put our clothes on, we said we’ve got to get down. We didn’t realize the enormity of what was happening until we got down.” He praises the police department. “We cannot thank them enough for keeping us safe.” |
DeCarlo says he’s gotten calls from the mayors of, among others, Berlin and London. “All of them say Orlando, we love you, we stand with you.” | DeCarlo says he’s gotten calls from the mayors of, among others, Berlin and London. “All of them say Orlando, we love you, we stand with you.” |
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A moment of silence now for the Pulse shooting victims in Orlando. | A moment of silence now for the Pulse shooting victims in Orlando. |
The names of the victims now echoing through the Phillips Center lawn. And a moment of silence. | The names of the victims now echoing through the Phillips Center lawn. And a moment of silence. |
Next up, Rasha Mubarak from the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Florida. | Next up, Rasha Mubarak from the Council on American-Islamic Relations of Florida. |
“It was just yesterday when Orlando, the City beautiful was dismantled,” she says. “But this, right here, is a unity message. It is a powerful message that we will not late fear and hate divide us.” | “It was just yesterday when Orlando, the City beautiful was dismantled,” she says. “But this, right here, is a unity message. It is a powerful message that we will not late fear and hate divide us.” |