The father of the Orlando gunman, Omar Mateen, has posted a video in which he condemns the atrocity committed by his son but then appears to suggest it is for God to enact “punishment” against gay people. A source at the channel said it decided to stop using Seddique Mateen as a host about a year ago. Asked about the controversy surrounding those online videos, Seddique Mateen told the Guardian they were were performances intended to convey his activist message. His son Omar has been identified as the 29-year-old gunman who stormed an LGBT nightclub and shot dead 50 people in the worst mass shooting in US history. Seddique Mateen tells “revolutionaries of Afghanistan” that they are “strong enough to overthrow” the current leaders and US-backed government of Afghanistan.

Source: The Guardian June 13, 2016 09:48 UTC