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*As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There were even incidents where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle. | *As a child, Mateen idolized [[Osama bin Laden]] and cheered in support of the terrorist attacks on 9/11. There were even incidents where he claimed that bin Laden was his uncle. | ||
*His father Zir Siddique was an FBI informant and | *His father Zir Siddique was an FBI informant and [[Taliban]] supporter who hosted a program on an Afghan satellite channel.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/article/us-florida-shooting-father/father-of-orlando-shooter-hosted-political-show-on-afghan-pakistan-issues-idUSKCN0YY109</ref><ref>https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/orlando-nightclub-shooters-father-was-fbi-informant-court-documents-say/2018/03/26/71527862-3119-11e8-94fa-32d48460b955_story.html</ref> | ||
*There are multiple documented incidents of Mateen bullying classmates in elementary, middle, ''and'' high school. | *There are multiple documented incidents of Mateen bullying classmates in elementary, middle, ''and'' high school. | ||
*He reportedly began bringing a gun to college classes in the wake of the Virginia Tech Shooting. | *He reportedly began bringing a gun to college classes in the wake of the Virginia Tech Shooting. | ||