The gunman responsible for the worst mass shooting in U.S. history was twice the subject of terrorism-related investigations by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in recent years, but those cases were closed after interviews with him proved inconclusive, officials said Sunday.
Omar Mateen, 29, who had some firearms training for his job as a guard for a private security firm, was investigated by the FBI several years ago, officials said.
Ronald Hopper, an FBI official in Orlando, said investigators first became aware of Marteen in 2013 “when he made inflammatory remarks to coworkers alleging possible terrorist ties.’’
Hopper said the FBI “thoroughly investigated the matter, including interviews of witnesses, physical surveillance, and records checks.”
Agents also interviewed him twice, but “ultimately, we were unable to verify the substance of his comments and the investigation was closed,’’ he said.
Mateen came under scrutiny again the following year, out of concerns for possible contacts with Moner Mohammad Abusalha, a Florida man who traveled to Syria and carried out a suicide car bombing attack that year.
Again the FBI conducted an investigation and interviewed Mateen, but agents “determined that contact was minimal and did not constitute a substantive relationship or a threat at that time,” Hopper said.
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going forward i wonder if these cases will be closed as easily........
With Obama allowing Isis to spread to diff countries now with his head in the sand that these are isolated incidents and not Islamic terror, it's not something local police or FBI can handle. We have to get strong, knock these radical idiots out and control our screening of "visitors" coming in or the next and the next will be bigger and bigger
I think the problem isn't really defeating ISIS, once they get too big they lose their "leanness" so to speak. Tough for any terrorist group to grow that big, not like they can take a real military and just take control of a major city.
But that's just 1 small aspect of terrorism overall. Once ISIS or whoever is defeated then a new one will pop up.
But that's just 1 small aspect of terrorism overall. Once ISIS or whoever is defeated then a new one will pop up.
Christy Moore - They never came home - 48 died in Dublin fire =
Down to the Stardust they all made their way
The bouncers stood back as they lined up to pay
The records are spinning there’s dancing as well
Just how the fire started sure no one can tell.
In a matter of seconds confusion did reign
The room was in darkness fire exits were chained
The firefighters wept for they could not hide,
Their anger and sorrow for those left inside.
All around the city the bad news it spread
There’s a fire in the Stardust there’s 48 dead
Hundreds of children are injured and maimed
And all just because the fire exits were chained.
Our leaders were shocked, grim statements were made
They shed tears in the graveyard as the bodies were laid
The victims have waited in vain for 4 years
It seems like our leaders shed crocodile tears.
Half a million was spent on solicitor’s fees,
A fortune to the owner and his family
It’s hard to believe not one penny came
To the working class people who suffered the pain.
Days turn to weeks and weeks turn to years
Our laws favour the rich or so it appears
A woman still waits for her lads to come home
Injustice breeds anger and that’s what’s been done.
Have we forgotten the suffering and pain
the survivors and victims of the fire in Artane,
the mothers and fathers forever to mourn
the 48 children who never came home.
