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FBI Arrests the Wife of Pulse Nightclub Orlando Terrorist

Omar Mateen, right, with his wife Noor Salman, left. Mateen, then-29, a radical Muslim born to Afghan parents, opened fire in a gay nightclub in Orlando, killing at least 50 people.

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on Monday arrested and charged the wife of the Islamic terrorist who shot up the Pulse Nightclub in Orlando, Florida. Noor Salman, 30, was charged with aiding and abetting her husband’s attempts to support the Islamic State (ISIS), as well as obstruction of justice.

In June 2016, a federal law enforcement source told People’s Pundit Daily that the FBI determined from interviews in the days following the massacre that Salman knew of her husband’s terrorist plans and did not alert authorities.

The attack, seen as the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history, killed 49 people and wounded 53 more. Police shot and killed gunman Omar Mateen after a three-hour standoff, during which he made at least three calls to 911 and one to a local news service.

He pledged his allegiance to ISIS and expressed his support for Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Chechen brothers known as the Boston Marathon bombers.

The U.S. Department of Justice released the partial transcripts of Mateen’s 911 calls after the shooting. In one call, he said, “Praise be to God, and prayers as well as peace be upon the prophet of Allah [God]. I let you know, I’m in Orlando and I did the shootings.”

In an effort to politicize the event, Attorney General Loretta Lynch made the decision to alter the transcript to read, “Praise be to God, and prayers as well as peace be upon the prophet of God [in Arabic],” rather than use the word Mateen actually used–Allah.

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Laura Lee Baris

Laura Lee Baris is the Assistant Editor at People's Pundit Daily (PPD) and the Producer of "Inside the Numbers" with the People's Pundit. Laura covers politics, entertainment, culture and women's issues. She is also married to the People's Pundit, Richard D. Baris, and a mother to their two beautiful children.

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