Obama arrives to console grieving families in Orlando

Air Force One touched down in Florida shortly before 1:00 pm

Afp June 16, 2016
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ORLANDO: President Barack Obama arrived on Thursday in Orlando where he will console loved ones devastated by a shooting rampage that has fueled America's culture wars and a fresh push for gun controls.

Air Force One touched down in Florida shortly before 1:00 pm (1700 GMT).

Obama calls Orlando shooting homegrown extremism

In Orlando on Sunday, 49 people were killed and 53 others wounded in a gun attack at a gay club - the worst mass shooting in US history.

-This is a developing story and will be updated accordingly
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