美 FBI 올랜도 테러 수사 새 국면
More than 48 hours have passed since the deadliest massacre in modern American history,... but rather than becoming clearer, the perpetrator's true motives are getting even muddier.
The FBI is seeking to charge the Orlando attacker's wife for possibly knowing about his gruesome plan,... but there are also reports that put a question mark over the killer's sexuality.
Hwang Hojun has the story.
What drove Omar Mateen to murder 49 people in cold blood remains unclear.
Witnesses are telling U.S. media that Mateen, who also injured more than 50 people in the attack, was a regular at the Pulse nightclub, a gay bar in downtown Orlando.
Moreover, there are claims the killer used a location-based gay dating app called "Jack'd" for over a year.
In an interview with CNN, the killer's father rejected speculation about his son's sexuality
.
"As far as I know, and all this news came from the news and I don't believe he was whatever you call it."
"Jack'd" was unable to confirm whether Mateen had an account as signing up for the basic version of the app can be done anonymously.
A flood of new details have emerged since the night of the massacre.
It has now been confirmed that Mateen, a U.S. citizen born to Afghan immigrants,... called 911 swearing allegiance to Islamic State as he took hostages in the club's bathroom.
The FBI also stated that Mateen had been under investigation for about ten months as he expressed support for Al-Qaeda and Hezbollah in 2013.
It has also emerged that Mateen had worked as an armed security officer since 2007.
However,... with the speculation about his sexuality still swirling, some say it's too soon to jump to the conclusion that it was a religious terror attack against the LGBT community.
Also surfacing are reports that Mateen's wife is under the scrutiny of the FBI, possibly facing charges for being connected to the mass shooting.
Citing sources,... reports say Noor Salman may have had prior knowledge of her husband's plan as she was seen with him when he bought ammunition.
She's also said to have told investigators that she had dropped her husband off at the nightclub on occasions prior to the attack.
The FBI is trying to determine the level of Salman's involvement before deciding their next step.
Hwang Hojun, Arirang News.
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