Omar Mateen’s father, Sidduque Mir Mateen posted a message on Facebook early on Monday in which he said ‘only God could punish homosexuals’. "We are saying we are apologizing for the whole incident," NBC News quoted Seddique Mateen as saying. Seddique Mateen lives in Florida, according to public records, but it was not immediately known when he came to the United States. In a 2015 video, Mateen declared his own candidacy for the Afghan presidency, even though there was no election at that time. Seddique Mateen interviewed Ghani in January 2014, eight months before Ghani became president, according to a video posted on his YouTube channel.

Source: dna June 13, 2016 11:17 UTC