13/06/2016 World News Today

This is BBC World News Today with me, Geeta Guru-Murthy.

The headlines: New details emerge from the horror of

49 people were murdered - President Obama has described

the massacre as an act of home-grown extremism.

There is no evidence so far that he was in fact directed.

Also, at this stage, there is no direct evidence that he

More questions about the man who carried out the worst

It's reported he was mentally unstable and prone to violence.

The FBI explains how they tracked him in the past.

We are working hard to understand the killer and his motives

But we are highly confident that this killer was radicalised

and, at least in some part, through the internet.

Violence by fans at the Euro football championships -

now the French authorities could ban alcohol and threaten

Microsoft has announced it will buy the professional

networking website LinkedIn for $26bn.

President Obama has said there is no clear evidence that the Orlando

terrorist attack was directed by the Islamic State group

or that it was part of a larger plot.

The President said it seemed the gunman had pledged allegiance

to IS at the last minute and had been inspired by extremist

The FBI gave details of how it had tracked Omar Mateen

but its Director said, at present, he couldn't see

what they could have done differently.

In the last half an hour or so, Hillary Clinton named

countries in the Middle East who she said should do more to stop

Let's get more from Michelle Fleury in Orlando, Florida.

Thank you. The police have described three encounters with the gunman

over the course of three hours. That is at the Pulse nightclub about a

block away from where I stand. This area is still cordoned off and an

active investigation scene. The mayor of Orlando told me that over

the next few days he expects investigators do try and recreate

what happened in the early hours of Sunday morning. From what we have

learned, the decision was taken to go into the nightclub after the

gunman threatens to use explosives. At the time, he had several

hostages. By the latest let's cross to Laura.

The hours of anguish ended in horror for so many.

Relatives ushered quietly inside to be told there are

some, their daughter, their brother was among the dead.

The sound of rapid gunfire coming from this

popular gay nightclub will haunt this city.

The attacker fired relentlessly, and when

There was a stand-off for three hours before an armed response unit

When the shooting stopped, 50 people were left dead.

I want to say it lasted for about eight minutes.

He just kept on shooting and shooting and just walking around.

And then he changed to other ammunition.

And then changed to another ammunition...

I could just smell the ammo in the air and

President Obama said the gunman Omar Mateen had hatred in his heart.

We are still looking at all the motivations of the Keller but it is

a reminder that, regardless of race, religion, faith or sexual

orientation, we are all Americans. -- the killer.

We need to be looking after each other.

A 29-year-old citizen of Afghan descent, he

dialled 911 before the attack to swear allegiance to the so-called

What he did was... Totally he is wrong and I do not approve of what

he did. As a father, I do not forgive him.

He'd come to the attention of the FBI on three

occasions, but they decided he posed no threat.

So far we see no indication this was a plot directed from outside the

United States and no indication he was part of any kind of network.

His ex-wife said he was volatile and unstable.

A few months after we were married, I saw his instability and I saw that

he was bipolar and would get mad out of nowhere.

That's when I started worrying about my safety and then

after a few months he started abusing me physically.

The gay, lesbian and transgender community has seen violence before,

Across the country, rainbow flags were held

high in solidarity and in unity, their voices raised to condemn this

Years before committing one of the worst shootings in American history,

Omar Mateen was already on the radar of the FBI. Twice he had been

investigated. It while ago, FBI director offered this information.

Our investigation involved introducing confidential sources to

him and recording conversations with him. We followed him and reviewed

transactional records from his communications. Searching all

Government holdings for any possible connections are derived free

information. We interviewed him twice and he edited making the

statements his co-workers reported that explain he did it in anger

because he thought his co-workers were discriminating against him and

teasing him because he was Muslim. After ten months of investigation,

we closed the preliminary investigation. Two months later in

July 2014, the Keller's name surfaced again in an indirect way.

Our Miami office investigated the Florida man who had won himself up

for the Nusra group in Syria, a group Inc on flat with Isil in

Syria. -- in conflict. Our investigation turned up no ties of

any consequence between the two of them. Our investigation again turned

and interviewed the Keller to find out whether he had any significant

contact with the suicide bomber from Nusra. We determined he did not and

the enquiry continue focusing on the suicide bomber with no moral focus

on the Orlando killing. Our work is challenging and we are looking for

needles in a nationwide haystack but we are also called upon to figure

out which pieces of he might become needles someday.

That was the FBI director. One thing we keep hearing from law enforcement

officials and those who worked in the past insecurity, they keep

repeating this word about vigilance, that people need to report and talk

to anyone if they see anything suspicious. While this shooting

raises many questions about gun control and home-grown terrorism,

and, phobia, at least for the residents here in Orlando, this is

still a time for grief and mooring. -- homophobia. -- morning.

Well, the authorities in the US have now revealed that Omar Mateen had

As we mentioned, the US Democratic Presidential candidate,

Hillary Clinton, has been speaking in the last hour.

She called for increased efforts to remove Islamic State propaganda

I am not going to stop fighting for these provisions. The third area

that demands attention is preventing radicalisation and countering

efforts by Isis and other international terrorist networks to

recruit in the United States. And Europe. For starters, it is long

past time for the people from Saudi Arabia, and Kuwait to stop their

citizens from funding extremist organisations.

Hillary Clinton in the last hour or so. The other parties in the US have

revealed that Omar Mateen had visited Saudi Arabia twice in the

last five years but say they do not know why. Again, questions are being

asked about how a man who is described as being unstable and

unhinged could have access to firearms so easily.

Mass shootings like the incident in Orlando this weekend

are a frequent occurrence in the United States.

It's estimated at least 1.5 million Americans have died in gun related

incidents over the past 50 years - more than those killed

But, for Donald Trump, who was recently endorsed by the

powerful National Rifle Association, gun control is not on the agenda.

Instead, within hours of the Orlando shootings,

he launched a bruising political salvo at the Obama

administration and his rival for the presidency, Hillary Clinton.

We'd better get smart to it because, believe me, all I want is safety.

What happened yesterday and what happened many times over

with a president like Obama that doesn't even want to use the term

In sharp contrast, Hillary Clinton so far has been measured in her

response to the Orlando killings, not jumping to conclusions

Her campaign team has been bitterly critical of Donald Trump,

calling him a narcissistic man baby who turned a national tragedy

into a moment of self-congratulation.

He claimed he'd been right about the threat

Today, so-called Islamic State has repeated its claim that the Orlando

attack had been carried out by one of its fighters.

But it's still far from clear if IS had any direct link

Some of the markers are there, as I said.

It does look like an Isis-inspired attack.

It would follow in a pattern of Isis-inspired attacks.

It also very clearly fits their model of what

They want people to undertake so-called do-it-your-own terrorism.

Whether this was an Islamic State inspired attack or not,

it's clear what happened in Orlando is now being used politically

I should say that report was before we heard live from Hillary Clinton

who has given more detail on her position and response to the

shooting. Actually a very sober response in the last hour.

Vali Nasr is a Middle East scholar and former US Government

He is on the line from Washington DC for us.

Your response to this, how much of this is a reflection of Obama's

foreign policy failure in tackling Syria?

It is a very tragic either end and it is a reminder of the connection

between developments in the region and the potential for violence in

the United States. -- a tragic event. The event is not directly the

consequence of Obama's foreign policy but to the extent of the

Islamic State in Iraq and Syria has gained ground because of the

collapse of political order in Iraq and what happened in Syria. It

reflects on American foreign policy. Not just the Obama Administration,

since the Iraq war was actually started by George Bush's

Administration. The collapse of Iraq created room for Isis to grow and in

recent years the inability of the United States and its European

allies to bring the Syrian conflict to an end has given room for Isis to

continue to fight, and that has made it an attraction for lone wolves in

the active states who are self motivated terrorists in Europe, and

they see this fight in Syria and the image of Isis as something glorified

that they can rally to. Hillary Clinton just said that Saudi

Arabia and Kuwait have to do more to stop their citizens funding

terrorism. The you agree? Yes, I agree. The funding from Gulf

countries of the past two or three decades has created a fertile ground

for extremism. The funding of hardline clerics and mosques and

books and pamphlets, all of which promote a vision of Islam that is

intolerant, is exclusive this, it is hard and harsh in its judgment of

society. All of this makes for Stark interpretations of Islam and is used

by terrorist organisations to recruit young people. Many

terrorists we have seen in the active states or Europe did not know

much about Islam at all until they came into contact with the

literature that was subsidised and promoted by funding from the Gulf.

There are very first encounter with Islam was the hardline Islam

promoted by funding from the Gulf. Hillary Clinton has... She has just

said that if she is elected she will make it a top priority to stop these

lone wolves, to bring Government departments together. Realistically

that is extremely difficult to do. How much of a threat now do you

think the United States is at from the sort of attacks?

A tremendous amount of bread because guns are available, as we saw in

this case. -- threat. Somebody who is a loser and thinks by doing

something like this they can gain glory and fame and be somebody can

very easily pick a target and acquire a weapon, and declare

allegiance to Isis, which is a way of transforming what is a criminal

act into some kind of a "Heroic" political act, and then carry this

out. Intelligence agencies and law enforcement agencies can do much

more but in the end the United States is a vast country and we have

a culture among some sets of Muslims in the US and Europe you think Isis

is a glorified military at war with the United States, and if you can

join a city become a soldier in a global fight against a superpower...

And they can easily acquire the weapons to carry it out.

Thank you so much. Now a look at some of

the day's other news. A psychologist has told a court

in South Africa that the athlete Oscar Pistorius is suffering

from depression and anxiety and is not able to testify

at his sentencing hearing. Pistorius faces a jail term

of at least 15 years for murdering his girlfriend

Reeva Steenkamp in 2013. A sentencing decision

is expected this week. Nato is to send another

4,000 more troops to Poland and the Baltic states to help

reinforce their defences. Nato's General Secretary,

Jens Stoltenberg, said the decision would send a clear signal that it

stands ready to defend any ally. The move is in response to

Russia's intervention in Ukraine. Brazil have been eliminated

from the Copa America football It is the first time since 1987

that the five-time world champions The result lifted Peru to the top

of Group B in the tournament Euro 2016 is in the news

for more than the football. The authorities in France say

150 Russian hooligans travelled to the tournament "well

prepared for ultra-violent action". The chief prosecutor of Marseille,

Brice Robin, said they were able to escape arrest after clashes

with England fans in Marseille Two England fans have now been

jailed for throwing bottles Three French and an Austrian

are also due to appear These scenes from England's opener

in Marseille have cast a cloud England and Russia are now on notice

that their fans's behaviour could get their teams thrown out

of Euro 2016 if there's It is a threat the England camp

are taking very seriously. Now we have a big game coming

up against Wales. I would like to ask the fans,

please, if you don't For the fans with tickets, be safe,

be sensible and continue with your great support

for the players. We have worked very hard to get

here, and we desperately want to stay in the competition,

and I am appealing therefore to all of our fans,

and we appreciate your support at the matches of course,

and we are appealing After the three days of clashes

in Marseille, a handful of British and French fans are in custody,

but the French authorities say a hardcore group of Russian thugs

was largely responsible for this, Two England fans were given short

jail sentences. TRANSLATION: There are around 150

people who have a reputation They are very well-trained,

they are very fast and it is They came here to fight, and were

very quick and very violent. Dozens of Germans attacked Ukraine

supporters in Lille yesterday. That incident was over in minutes,

but there is real concerns about English and Russian fans

meeting here this week, An alcohol ban is under

consideration, but that, The Russians and the locals

here who have been attacking football fans have been

stone cold sober. They are constantly focus,

they trained for six months, preparing for acts of hooliganism

and violence like this. They are not drunk, that is not

what has caused the violence here. The headlines echoed the bad

old days of endless trouble. England, Russia and France are under

pressure to ensure that this So French prosecutors are blaming

hardened hooligans for the violence They are pointing out

that Russian hooligans were "extremely well trained",

so we sent our Moscow correspondent Sarah Rainsford to find

out more about them. Violence has been part of Russian

football for years and the irony is that Russian hooligans have

learnt a lot of what they Now, as one former hooligan told me,

they are beating the English There is often talk

about a far-right ideology being at the heart

of Russian hooliganism, and certainly racism is a problem

within the domestic game. Black players talk about insults

and they have "monkey" chants But it seems that in France the key

motivation is the violence itself. Russian hooligans are trying

to prove their supremacy. What I've been told is that the key

characteristic of Russian hooligans today is that they work out

and they don't drink. In fact, one former hooligan

told me that they describe Well, joining me from Paris now

is the BBC's John Bennett. We have seen much less football

hooliganism in England in recent years and I thought there was a

travel ban and a proper policing operation. How were people able to

get to France from the UK? Were these people who were not on a

police tracking list? That is a question the authorities will be

asking. Earlier this year, 2000 million football hooligans from

England, Wales and Northern Ireland were banned from travelling here to

ensure they would not be in France during the Euro 2016 tournament.

Still, the violence has happened. I think it is a coveted situation in

Marseille. It is more than just the England fans. -- complicated. It has

to be stressed that it was a very, very small minority who were

troublemakers. Those are the reports we have been getting here. I have

been in Paris for all of the Euro 2016 and you would not know there

had been any trouble if you had been in Paris. Hardly any incidents here.

It has mostly been bug is down in the south, like in Marseille and

Nice. Obligated situation involving locals from Marseille, Russian fans

and England fans. What is the prospect of the teams

being forced out? Are these bands a small minority? Will they listen to

people like Wayne Rooney? It will be likely for England to be

kicked out but there is potential trouble because Russia's next game

takes place in Lille. England's next game is the day after nearby, so

both sets of fans will be in similar places. Many England fans will be

staying in Lille before that game. I'm sure the authorities will be

looking at that as potential trouble.

Interesting couple of days ahead. Microsoft has announced it will buy

the professional networking website LinkedIn for $26 billion,

the largest acquisition Microsoft hopes the deal will help

it boost sales of its enterprise LinkedIn has 433 million

users worldwide. Our technology correspondent

Rory Cellan-Jones spoke to the two He started off by asking how

Microsoft could justify paying When Satya and I first sat down

to talk about the potential combination, Satya was very clear

that we needed to make We figured that the purpose,

the mission statements have different words but,

at the end of the day, we are trying to accomplish

the same thing. We want to connect the world,

and professionals, and make people more successful and empower every

individual organisation It is just that we come after it

from different perspectives. With LinkedIn, it's a professional

network, and with Microsoft it So a very strong

alignment on that front. And Satya has a clear vision

here for the structure. It is an independent operating

entity, much in the same way you saw Instagram, WhatsApp

and YouTube remain independent All three of those companies have

gone on to have extraordinary impact on a global basis

after the acquisition. We think the same

thing can happen here. Users like me, you may visit once

a month but are hardly ever I hope that we can get

you back on LinkedIn more. The way we think about it is

the everyday usage of LinkedIn... There are 100 million monthly active

users in LinkedIn. The news feed is more relevant,

getting more everyday. Just imagine the news feed can be

fed with additional information. The meetings you're going to have

and the projects That is what is going to draw

people to LinkedIn. The other side of LinkedIn

modernisation is that there are members on one side

but also hiring solutions To me, having all of that,

the two-sided market is plenty If you want driving usage

and engagement, LinkedIn offers those dynamics and that

is paramount to us. President Obama has said there's no

evidence that the Orlando nightclub The Director of the FBI,

James Comey, said there were strong indications that the gunman,

Omar Mateen, was radicalised partly The FBI has confirmed that he had

been investigated for possible terrorism links but agents had

concluded he wasn't a threat. Mateen rang the national emergency

phone line moments before the shooting to claim allegiance

to the Islamic State group. Well, people from across the US

and around the world have been Hello. The weather is in no hurry to

change. Heavy downpours in places