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British PM "horrified" by Orlando nightclub shooting

Xinhua, June 13, 2016 Adjust font size:

British Prime Minister David Cameron on Sunday expressed his horror by the shooting attack that happened in Orlando, the United States.

He tweeted: "I'm horrified by reports of the overnight shooting in Orlando. My thoughts are with the victims and their families."

Fifty people are now known to have died in a shooting in a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, according to the city's mayor Buddy Dyer.

Philip Hammond, the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, also tweeted, "Shocked by shooting in Orlando". He noted that the Foreign and Commonwealth Office is in contact with the local authorities, adding, "Thoughts are with victims and families."

The mass shooting occurred earlier in the day at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida. It is the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history.

U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday called the shooting an "act of terror" and "act of hate." Endit