, killing 42 and injuring hundreds . The men - wearing heavy jackets and carrying a holdall - were caught on camera as they walked into Ataturk Airport on Tuesday evening to begin their murderous rampage through the terminals . Security sources have claimed all three came from countries which once fell under the control of the Soviet Union , Dagestan , Kurdistan and Uzbekistan , and may have been part of ISIS ' Russian - speaking terror cell .
Berlin ( AFP ) - Germany 's parliament votes Thursday on a resolution that brands the massacre of Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide , drawing a clear warning from Turkey 's president that it would harm ties . Put forward by the ruling left - right coalition and the opposition Greens , the resolution entitled " Remembrance and commemoration of the genocide of Armenians and other Christian minorities in 1915 and 1916 " also carries the contested word throughout the text . The vote comes just over a year after President Joachim Gauck became Germany 's highest ranking official to describe the massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsas a " genocide " , sparking a fierce response from Turkey . Its timing is also awkward , as Germany and the European Union need Ankara to help stem a migrant influx even as tensions are rising between both sides over a string of issues , including human rights . In a strong call against the Bundestag move , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said : " If ( Germany ) falls into such a game , that would harm our future ties -- the diplomatic , economic , political , commercial and military ties between the two countries . "
She also told investigators that in the weeks before the attack , Mateen spent thousands of dollars , including for the guns used in the attack . Mateen and Salman married in 2011 . They have a 3-year - old son and lived in Fort Pierce , about two hours from the massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents. A U.S. attorney plans to bring evidence before a federal grand jury to determine whether charges will be filed , two law enforcement officials said . Facebook postings
Clinton spoke from Cleveland , Ohio and Trump spoke from Manchester , New Hampshire . Both expressed their very different stances on guns , Muslim - Americans , and how the country should be led in light of crisis . Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump both responded to the Orlando massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventson Monday , June 13 , 2016 . Clinton spoke from Cleveland , Ohio and Trump spoke from Manchester , New Hampshire . Both expressed their very different stances on guns , Muslim - Americans , and how the country should be led in light of crisis .
Trump is wrong that Muslims do n’t do our part , ” by Mohammed A. Malik : “ Trump believes American Muslims are hiding something . ‘ They know what ’s going on . They know that [ Mateen ] was bad,’ he said after the Orlando massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents. This is a common idea in the U.S. It ’s also a lie . First , Muslims like me ca n’t see into the hearts of other worshipers .
BRENNAN : Well , I think the results of that event are still being assessed . But I think it just underscores that the United States , and our partners and allies , will take action when we believe it is necessary . We 've seen , particularly in that part of the world , the bloody massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventson the beaches of Tunisia , and how ISIS and some of the other organizations in that area , really just try to kill as many people as possible . So actions that the United States takes , these are based on very good intelligence , and are designed to eliminate the threat to life and limb . KELLY : The White House came out on the record yesterday and confirmed the strikes , and confirmed who the target was .
At a rally in Turkey , Erdoğan described MPs who backed the Armenia motion as " the long arm of the separatist terrorists in [ Turkey ] " , in remarks broadcast on state television . According to the motion , the Armenian Genocide " is exemplary for the history of mass destruction , ethnic cleansing , expulsions and genocides which marks the 20th century in such a terrible way . " It also acknowleges that Germany stood by and allowed the massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsto occur . Armenians mark 101 years since genocide 10 show all Armenians mark 101 years since genocide
One country that does possess nuclear weapons is Israel , which refuses to ratify the NPT . Clinton has consistently and uncritically supported the policies of the Israeli government . In the Atlantic interview , she placed the blame for Israel ’s 2014 massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsin Gaza squarely with the Palestinians . From July 8 to Aug. 27 , 2014 , Israel killed over 2,100 Palestinians — including more than 400 children — 80 percent of them civilians . Sixty - six Israeli soldiers and seven Israeli civilians were killed .
Turkey – the successor of the Ottoman Empire – admits that many Armenians were mistreated at the time , but claims that the number of victims has been grossly exaggerated and that there was no “ genocide ” or official systematic effort to eliminate the Armenian minority . Acknowledging crimes against humanity would not only damage Ankara ’s international reputation , but also leave it liable for reparations , which some Armenian human rights groups estimate should be worth trillions of dollars . READ MORE : Armenia , Turkey still at odds a century after 1915 massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsOn April 25 of last year , Turkey held a celebration to mark 100 years since the Gallipoli Landings , the Ottoman Empire ’s greatest success in World War I , in order to distract attention from the 100th anniversary of the genocide , angering many in Armenia .
Erdoğan also touched upon the PKK 's terror attack on an elementary school which happened on early Friday in Turkey 's southeastern Diyarbakır province . He said that the terror attack on the school showed the vicious plans of the terror organization . Erdoğan said that the attack was also a response to the 1,128 academics who signed a petition that described security operations against the PKK in the country 's southeast as a " massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents. " " They [ the academics ] say ' This is who we are . We do n't have a problem with this issue .
REUTERS / Joshua Roberts A rainbow flag is held up with the name of the gay nightclub where the worst mass shooting in U.S. history occured in Orlando , Florida , during a vigil in front of the White House in Washington , U.S. , June 12 , 2016 . REUTERS / Joshua Roberts Los Angeles County Sheriff 's deputies are seen behind a girl riding in a bus at the 46th annual Los Angeles Gay Pride Parade in West Hollywood , California , after a gunman opened fire at a gay nightclub in Orlando , Florida U.S. June 12 , 2016 . REUTERS / David McNew People pay their respects to the Orlando massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsvictims during a vigil in the Queens borough of New York , U.S. , June 12 , 2016 . REUTERS / Shannon Stapleton Two women hold each other at a vigil outside The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street , considered by some as the center of New York State 's gay rights movement , following the shooting massacre at Orlando 's Pulse nightclub , in the Manhattan borough of New York , U.S. , June 12 , 2016 . REUTERS / Mark Kauzlarich A man carries a gay pride flag at a vigil outside The Stonewall Inn on Christopher Street , considered by some as the center of New York State 's gay rights movement , following the shooting massacre at Orlando 's Pulse nightclub , in the Manhattan borough of New York , U.S. , June 12 , 2016 .
According to the Rand Corp. , the United States provided $ 441 million in security funding to the Philippines from 2002 to 2013 . That security relationship has benefited both countries , but whether it will continue under Duterte is at least an open question . 6 ) Duterte has demanded that the United States apologize for the Bud Dajo “ massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents” in 1906 , which his spokesman has ludicrously likened to the Holocaust . The Battle of Bud Dajo was part of the larger American war against Moro extremists , as Philippine Muslims were then known . Hundreds of Moros , including women and children , died in this extinct volcano .
The vessel is expected to arrive in the Med this Autumn , where it will liaise with land - based Russian forces already deployed in the region . The Admiral Kuznetsov will be packed with warplanes and attack choppers . RELATED STORIES ' CUBS OF THE CALIPHATE ' ISIS release shocking footage of child soldiers executing Taliban captives accused of spying BAGHDAD BOMBINGS At least 125 dead and 150 injured after ISIS car blast at shopping centre cages of death Chilling images reveal the hellhole prisons where ISIS captives were BURNED ALIVE as the jihadis fled Fallujah GOTCHA SAS soldiers shoot and kill three British ISIS extremists during 30 minute gun battle in Libya HOSTAGE DRAMA ISIS release gloating pictures of Bangladesh terror siege victims as its revealed all 20 killed were foreigners FREED TO KILL ISIS mastermind of Istanbul massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents' dodged extradition to Russia because it breached HUMAN RIGHTS ' It will be carrying 15 Sukhoi Su-33 fighters and 15 MiG-29 warplanes , as well as 30 attack choppers . Airstrikes from coalition forces - including the UK and the US - have already left ISIS on the brink of collapse , and it is hoped Russia ’s latest attempt will succeed at destroying what 's left of the caliphate .
The body said Mr Ali was referred for mental health treatment a year before the alleged murder but that the illness was not mentioned in the court ruling sentencing him to death . In September , the first secretary of Pakistan ’s permanent mission to the UN said the government was examining the country ’s penal code to determine whether the death penalty could be “ narrowed ” amid criticism over Mr Ali ’s case . More than 400 people have been executed since the government lifted a four - year moratorium on the death penalty in 2014 , following the Taliban ’s massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsat a school in Peshawar . Capital punishment was initially only restored for terror offences but later reinstated for kidnapping , murder , blasphemy and other capital crimes , leaving more than 8,000 prisoners on death row
" The democratic order in Turkey must be respected . Everything needs to be done to protect human lives , " Merkel 's spokesman Steffen Seibert said on Twitter . Ties between Turkey and Germany - vital partners in efforts to curb mass migration to Europe - have been strained since Germany passed a resolution in June branding the 1915 massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsof Armenians by Ottoman forces as genocide . Ankara recalled its ambassador and threatened unspecified retaliation . Iran , a Shi'ite Muslim nation which has long been a regional rival to Sunni majority Turkey , said on Friday it was deeply concerned about the crisis in the neighboring country .
With the end of the Democratic primaries looming on June 7 , Clinton turned the full force of her attacks from her Democratic rival , Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders , to Trump , using her harshest language to date . Beyond calling Trump divisive , she appeared to question his mental health . “ I will leave it to the psychiatrists to explain his affection for tyrants , ” Clinton said , referencing Trump ’s praise for Russian President Vladimir Putin and his suggestion that the massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsof civilians in Tiananmen Square by the Chinese government showed “ toughness . ” If the speech was a sharpened attack on Trump , it was also a recognition of her commitment to an activist foreign policy , one that challenges formidable adversaries like Russia and exerts American power — diplomatic , economic and military — where needed . This was not the speech of someone trimming her sails to appeal to Sanders ’s less hawkish voters .
Trump , the presumptive Republican nominee for the Nov. 8 election , has blamed Democratic policies for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history and doubled - down on his pledge to ban Muslim immigration , while Clinton has warned against demonizing Muslim - Americans . See images of Orlando memorials around the world : 35 PHOTOS Orlando massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsvigils and tributes around the world See Gallery Trump gains slightly on Clinton after Florida attack - poll People gather in front of the US Embassy in Copenhagen to remember the victims at the nightclub Pulse in Orlando Florida on June 13 , 2016 . / AFP / Scanpix / Jens Astrup / Denmark OUT ( Photo credit should read JENS ASTRUP / AFP / Getty Images ) April Ross looks at a makeshift memorial outside the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts for the mass shooting victims at the Pulse nightclub June 13 , 2016 in Orlando , Florida . The American gunman who launched a murderous assault on a gay nightclub in Orlando was radicalized by Islamist propaganda , officials said Monday , as they grappled with the worst terror attack on US soil since 9/11 .
Members of the terrorist group have since been trying to spread their atrocities to the West . Father Amorth said at the time only two spiritual realms exist , “ the Holy Spirit and the demonic spirit , ” and that the demonic enters in “ because evil is disguised in various ways : political , religious , cultural . ” The demonic spirit has one source of inspiration : “ the devil ” , and as a Christian , he said he fights “ the beast spiritually . ” He noted that the political world , “ which today seems to lack a response in face of the massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsof Christians , will also have to fight ISIS and it will do it in a different way . If it advances as it seems to be doing , we ask ourselves what has the West done over the course of the last decades . ” In one of his last interviews published at the end of last year , Father Amorth told the magazine FaithfulInsight that “ today the world does not turn from God because it is idolatrous ; rather it pursues pure atheism , so as to put science on the altar . ” But by turning away from the Lord , he said its breakthroughs “ are put to disastrous use ” and that without the Lord , “ progress too is misused . ”
One might imagine that this threat to public safety and homeland security would lead to a reconsideration of Florida 's permissive gun culture . But the state 's Republican leaders are not backing down . When pressed on whether assault rifles ought to be restricted in the wake of the Orlando massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents, Gov. Scott insisted , " The Second Amendment did n't kill people . Evil killed people . "
The Wall Street Journal ran a full - page ad on Wednesday containing links to a Turkish project that denies the Armenian genocide – the 1915 massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsof 1.5 million people by Ottoman Turks . The newspaper says it accepts ads with “ provocative viewpoints . ” The ad features the words “ Truth = Peace ” printed in large letters and shows a hand colored like the Turkish flag holding up a peace sign , while two other hands colored like the Russian and Armenian flags have their fingers crossed .
They show that the recent policy – admittedly more in hope than expectation – of trusting Russia to restrain Assad is now buried in the rubble of Aleppo . This signals a new phase . Assad has calculated that US elections give him a free hand to massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolentevents. We will now see whether or not he has underestimated US readiness to protect the most vulnerable . ”
280 victims , including women , children and old people . Reason – cooperation with the Syrian army , ” The massacrelife.die.deathcausedbyviolenteventsis considered as one of the worst mass killings committed in Syria ever since the conflict began . Syrian news agency SANA reported that the massacre was committed in the contexts of daylong attacks on Deir el - zour since ISIS had gained advances in this region . ISIS controls most of the province , while the Syrian government controls a few neighborhoods in the northern part of the city .