Obama arrives to console grieving families in Orlando
Air Force One touched down in Florida shortly before 1:00 pm
A file photo of Barack Obama. PHOTO: REUTERS
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
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