米国で史上最悪の銃撃事件、49人死亡 容疑者はISに忠誠か フロリダ州オーランド【UPDATE】

アメリカ・フロリダ州オーランドのナイトクラブで6月12日午前2時ごろ、銃の乱射事件があり、警察によると少なくとも50人が死亡、53人が負傷した。
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・少なくとも49人が死亡、53人が負傷

・容疑者は数時間、人質を取って立てこもった末、警察によって射殺された

・警察は、乱射はテロに関連した攻撃だとしている

・容疑者は「この地域の出身ではない」そして「組織され、綿密に準備されていた」

アメリカ・フロリダ州オーランドのナイトクラブで6月12日午前2時ごろ、銃の乱射事件があり、警察によると少なくとも容疑者を含む50人が死亡、53人が負傷した。

警察によると、銃撃したのは20代の男、オマール・マティーン容疑者。午前2時ごろ、繁華街のゲイバー・ナイトクラブ「パルス」を襲撃して銃を乱射し、数十人を人質にして立てこもった。

地元警察のトップは記者会見で「我々の特殊部隊が容疑者の男と銃撃戦となり、容疑者は死亡した」と述べた。「男はライフル、それも殺傷能力のあるライフルと、拳銃などの道具を持っているようだった」

当局によると、今回の銃乱射は現時点ではマティーン容疑者の単独犯とみられる。同容疑者はアメリカの市民権を持っているが、家族はそうでないという。アメリカ連邦捜査局(FBI)がABCに明らかにしたところによると、容疑者は「この地域出身ではない」といい、「組織され、よく準備されていた」という。

地元メディアのオーランド・センティネルはFBI関係筋の話として、容疑者がイスラム過激思想に影響されていた可能性があると報じた。

地元警察トップのジョン・ミナによると、午前5時ごろ、警察は人質の救出作戦を決定。銃撃戦の末、容疑者は死亡したという。「パルス」のFacebookページは「みなさん、パルスから出てください。走ってください」と呼びかける投稿をしている。

オーランドでは10日にも、歌手のクリスティーナ・グリミーさんがコンサート終了直後に射殺される事件があったばかり。

この記事はハフポストUS版に掲載されたものを翻訳、要約しました。

【UPDATE】ワシントンポストによると、今回の事件の死者数はアメリカで起きた銃の乱射事件としては過去最悪となった。捜査当局は男が過激派組織「イスラム国」(IS)への忠誠を誓っていたとして動機の解明を進めているという。(2016/06/13 07:34)

【UPDATE】今回の乱射事件では50人が死亡したと報じられていたが、13日早朝に開かれた記者会見でFBIの特別捜査官は、犠牲者数が1人減って49人に訂正され、容疑者1人を含む50人が死亡したと述べた。(2016/06/15 09:40)

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