Noor Salman, widow of Pulse nightclub gunman, found not guilty

Noor Salman, the widow of the gunman who killed 49 people at an Orlando nightclub in 2016, was found not guilty of obstruction and providing material support to a terrorist organization.

Salman had faced up to life in prison if convicted. She has been acquitted on charges of lying to the FBI and aiding her husband in the attack. 

Prosecutors had argued Salman and her husband, Omar Mateen, scouted out potential targets to attack together -- including Disney World's shopping and entertainment complex -- and she knew he was buying ammunition for his AR-15 in preparation for a jihadi-inspired attack. In the end, Mateen chose the Pulse nightclub for the deadly shooting on June 12, 2016.

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