Malcolm Turnbull has spoken in the wake of the Orlando shooting. Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has extended his "deepest sympathies" to those impacted by the massacre at a gay nightclub in the US city of Orlando, describing the attack as an "assault on freedom". BREAKING: President @BarackObama decries the "brutal murder" following the #Orlando nightclub shooting https://t.co/POl71JWf7E — Globalnews.ca (@globalnews) June 12, 2016Obama said the massacre was "especially heartbreaking day for our friends who are lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender". At least 50 people have been killed and more than 50 injured in the attack that took place on Sunday night Australian time. The attack is the deadliest mass shooting in American history.

Source: Huffington Post June 12, 2016 22:52 UTC