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US authorities also warned that threats against Muslims would not be tolerated, and could be prosecuted, after alleged incidents in the wake of the massacre. Mateen was Muslim.

Officials asked the public to help in the investigation.

“Civil rights violations are a priority for the FBI,” assistant special agent Ron Hopper told reporters. “We will investigate reported incidents against individuals based upon any class, any protected class, to include race, religion, and sexual orientation.”

US attorney Lee Bentley chimed in: “Making these threats is not only wrong, in most cases, making these threats is illegal. Stop it. Any threats like this detract from what we’re doing in law enforcement.”

Members of the small Muslim community in Mateen’s hometown of Fort Pierce say they have endured profanity-laced taunts in recent days – and even death threats.

“We’re scared,” Bedar Bakht, a taciturn Pakistani in his 50s who worships at the same mosque attended by Mateen, told AFP.

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