The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack. The widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and helping her husband in the 2016 attack. Salman was married to Omar Mateen when he attacked the Pulse nightclub. Salman's statement to the FBI in the hours after the attack appeared to play a key role in the case. In the statement, Salman said over "the last two years, Omar talked to me about jihad".

Source: Irish Independent March 30, 2018 14:48 UTC