Would have handed him over to FBI: father of Orlando shooter

June 14, 2016 00:17

The Afghan father of Orlando gay nightclub shooter Omar Mateen today said that he would have had himself handed over his son to the police and the FBI if he had even one per cent inkling of what his son was planning

to do.

"I am sorry again. It is very sad news today for all Americans. I am very, very mad. If I did know one per cent that he is committing such a crime, my son, I would address it myself. I would have called the FBI. I would have called local law enforcement," Seddique Mir Mateen told reporters.

Seddique's son Omar, who carried an assault rifle and a pistol into the gay club in Orlando in the wee hours yesterday and killed 50 people while injuring 53 others, was later shot dead by the police.

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