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In a 911 call around the time of the attack in an Orlando nightclub, the shooter pledged allegiance to ISIS and mentioned the Boston bombers.Omar Mateen, a 29-year-old U.S.-born citizen, has been identified as the suspect in Sunday's mass shooting that left at least 50 dead and more than 50 others wounded at the Pulse Nightclub, a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida.Massachusetts State Police reported the contents of the shooter's 911 call in general terms and said that in light of his statements, the Commonwealth Fusion Center is sharing information and intelligence with authorities investigating the Orlando shooting.The gunman and his spouse had no known ties to Massachusetts, MSP said.Mateen was killed in a gunfight with those officers early this morning, officials said.FBI teams and local law enforcement are working to clear Mateen's apartment, a federal law enforcement source said.Agents are going through the apartment with bomb squads and investigating the materials there, the source said.President Barack Obama spoke to the nation Sunday afternoon, and called the shooting "an act of terror and an act of hate."He says the FBI is investigating it as an act of terrorism and that no effort will be spared to determine whether the shooter was affiliated with terrorist groups.Statement from Mass. State Police: "During a conference call with federal law enforcement officials a short time ago, Massachusetts State Police and other local law enforcement authorities learned that the Orlando nightclub gunman, during his rampage, pledged allegiance to ISIS and referenced the Tsarnaev brothers, the terrorists who exploded bombs at the 2013 Boston Marathon. In light of that information, the Commonwealth Fusion Center continues to share information and intelligence with federal authorities investigating the Orlando terrorist act as well as with police assigned to the Boston Regional Intelligence Center."As previously stated, the names of the gunman and his wife did not appear in any databases of potential terrorist suspects maintained by local authorities; however, law enforcement agencies in Massachusetts continue to work with federal authorities to learn more about the nature of the statement about the Tsarnaev brothers attributed to the Orlando terrorist."No further information is available at this time."9848324