FBI defends editing of Orlando shooting transcript

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The FBI on Monday defended its decision not to include references to the Islamic State in the transcript of Omar Mateen’s phone call with authorities last week, when he shot up an gay nightclub in Orlando and killed 49 people and injured 53.

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