ORLANDO: Orlando nightclub killer Omar Mateen had expressed sympathy for a variety of Islamist extremists, including groups in the Middle East that are sworn enemies, the FBI said on Monday, as a picture began to emerge of the angry, violent man who carried out America's deadliest mass shooting.U.S. "So far, we see no indication that this was a plot directed from outside the United States and we see no indication that he was part of any kind of network," Comey told reporters in Washington. "In the close-knit Muslim community of about 100 families in Fort Pierce, Florida, Mateen was known as quiet with few friends. Mateen also emerged from the hole and was shot dead by officers, police said.Some 53 people were wounded and 29 remain hospitalized at Orlando Regional Medical Center. "We're highly confident this killer was radicalized at least in some part through the internet.

Source: Economic Times June 14, 2016 04:39 UTC