Article courtesy of USA Today, written by Kevin Johnson and Mary Bowerman.
The FBI and Department of Justice released a full transcript of the Orlando gunman's 911-call on Monday afternoon amid outrage that the original transcript omitted reference to the terror group ISIL.
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In a joint statement, officials said they released the partial transcript and omitted any reference to ISIL so as not to provide the terror group with additional publicity, which could be used for "hateful propaganda" purposes.
Officials noted that the uproar over the omissions in the transcript instead created an "unnecessary distraction" from the ongoing investigation.