THE owner of Pulse nightclub, whe-re the deadliest mass shooting in American history was carried out on Sunday, has revealed the heartbreaking reason why she opened the venue 13 years ago.

WORLD leaders, authorities and the public have expressed their shock and devastation at the mass shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. At least 50 people were killed and dozens of others wounded, when a gunman wielding an assault-type rifle opened fire in the club before dying in a gunfight with SWAT officers.