Orlando gunman's 911 calls: Explosives threat to hostages

Killer said he had explosive vests and car rigged with bombs

Orlando gunman's 911 calls: Explosives threat to hostages

The gunman who slaughtered 49 people at a gay nightclub in Florida threatened to blow up a car rigged with bombs and to strap hostages into explosive vests, according to partial transcripts of 911 calls he made.

“You people are gonna get it, and I’m gonna ignite it if they try to do anything stupid”, Omar Mateen said during one of the calls made from the Pulse nightclub in downtown Orlando, according to the transcript released by the FBI.

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