Photo: ReutersObama terms Orlando attack an ‘act of terror’ and ‘act of hate’At least 50 people were killed and 53 injured by a gunman at a gay night club in Orlando, Florida early on Sunday morning, in the worst mass shooting incident in the U.S. Friends and family members embrace outside the Orlando Police Headquarters during the investigation of a shooting at the Pulse nightclub, where nearly 50 people were killed by a gunman, in Orlando, Florida. Republican presidential nominee Donald J. Trump said in a tweet: “Really bad shooting in Orlando. Many people dead and wounded.” The presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton tweeted: “Woke up to hear the devastating news from FL. “We have suggestions the individual has leanings towards [Islamic terrorism], but right now we can’t say definitely,” said Ron Hopper, assistant special agent in charge of the FBI’s Orlando bureau.

Source: The Hindu June 12, 2016 20:03 UTC