The Islamic State stated that this was the case following the massacre, though this has not been verified by US authorities, with ISIS having a history of claiming various terrorist attacks as having been conducted on behalf of their group. Many of our own are Muslim and we respect all religions that do not take innocent lives.”įollowing the events of the Orlando shooting, which took place at the LGBT Pulse nightclub, it was reported that the shooter Omar Mateen had pledged his allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS. The taking of innocent lives will not be tolerated.” He added: “One thing I do want to say is we aren’t using graphic porn and our purpose is not to offend Muslims. Our actions are directed at Jihadist extremists. Speaking to Newsweek, the hacker said: “Daesh have been spreading and praising the attack, so I thought I would defend those that were lost.
