IS fighter behind Orlando shooting— jihadist-linked news agency

A fighter from the Islamic State group carried out Sunday’s mass shooting inside a gay club in Orlando, Florida, the IS-linked news agency Amaq said, quoting an unidentified source.

“The attack that targeted a nightclub for homosexuals in Orlando, Florida and that left more than 100 dead and wounded was carried out by an Islamic State fighter,” it said in a terse statement quoting a “source”.