Fire at mosque nightclub shooter attended

Authorities in Florida are treating a fire at a mosque previously attended by Orlando nightclub shooter Omar Mateen as arson.

Authorities in Florida are investigating a at the mosque that was attended by the Orlando nightclub shooter as a possible arson.

In an update on its official Facebook page, The St. Lucie County Sheriff's Office says surveillance video shows someone approaching the Islamic Center of Fort Pierce moments before a flash was seen and the fire started. Firefighters extinguished the fire and there was no word about how much damage the fire caused.

No injuries have been reported.

The mosque was attended by Omar Mateen, who opened fire at the Pulse nightclub on June 12 in a rampage that left 49 victims dead and 53 wounded. It was the worst mass shooting in modern US history.

It's not the first time the mosque has seen trouble since the Orlando attack.

A few weeks after the nightclub shooting, a man was beaten outside the mosque.

Mateen's father is among the roughly 100 members that attend the mosque.


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