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On Monday, families and friends of Florida nightclub massacre victims are restlessly waiting for redemption from the tragedy, hoping that their loved ones got saved
As of now, 50 people were already killed and 53 wounded in the deadliest mass shooting in the U.S. history, according to [Reuters] (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-nightclub-idUSKCN0YY08B).
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The Vatican says Pope Francis is expressing the 'deepest feelings of horror and condemnation' over the massacre
Vatican spokesman the Reverend Federico Lombardi said on Sunday that the pontiff denounces the 'homicidal folly and senseless hatred.' He added that Francis joins the families of victims and injured in 'prayer and compassion,' as reported by [Sky News] (http://www.skynews.com.au/news/world/europe/2016/06/13/pope-francis-denounces-florida-massacre.html#sthash.s69tra6j.dpuf).
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U.S. President Barack Obama also denounced the tragedy as an act of terror and hate. He urged Americans to decide whether this is the kind of country we want to be, as reported by Arirang News
Senator Miriam Santiago also took to social media her sympathies for the victims
Authorities were looking into whether the attack was an act of domestic or international terror…
"We are investigating this from all points of perspective as an act of terrorism. Any time we have potentially dozens of victims in any of our communities, then I think we can qualify that as terrorism activity. Whether that is domestic terrorism activity or an international one is certainly something that we will get to the bottom of," said Orange County Sheriff Jerry Demings, according to [Huffington Post] (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/terror-shooting-at-gay-club_us_575d5938e4b0e39a28add1b4).
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If the shooter acted alone, according to Danny Banks, an agent with the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, according to [CBS Los Angeles] (http://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2016/06/12/50-dead-in-florida-nightclub-shooting-worst-in-us-history/).
[Reuters] (http://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-nightclub-idUSKCN0YY08B) reported that family and friends are still waiting for news outside a center in Orlando where authorities have been gathering details about the missing people
Jaymie Glaspie, 35, was looking for her brother, Paul Henry. "I've been calling all day, and I just went to his house," Glaspie said. "It's just ringing and ringing."
Maribel Mejia, 42, got good news about one friend, who sought cover during the shooting and escaped. Others were not as lucky.
"One is dead already," Meijia told reporters. "Six more, we don't know."
