Shooting at a US gay nightclub,many injured

According to local media reports number of people were reported to have been shot early on Sunday at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. The violence erupted at the nightclub and the owners of the nightclub urged people in the club to “get out” and “keep running", in a post on its Facebook page. A number of people, ranging from seven to as many as 20, had been shot but there were no confirmed deaths as yet. It is also being reported that a number of people have been held hostage by the shooter in the club.