Baku condemns heinous shooting in Orlando
Azerbaijan condemns the heinous shooting perpetrated in Orlando, the U.S., on June 12, which resulted in numerous human causalities and injuries, said Hikmat Hajiyev, spokesman for Azerbaijan's Foreign Ministry.
Azerbaijan extends heartfelt condolences to the people of the US and the families of those who lost their lives, and wishes a speedy recovery to the wounded, Hajiyev told Trend on June 14.
Fifty people were killed and 53 wounded in shooting at the crowded Pulse gay nightclub in the heart of Orlando, Florida, June 12. The gunman, Omar Mateen, a New York-born Florida resident and US citizen who was the son of Afghan immigrants, was shot and killed by police who stormed the club with armored cars after a three-hour siege. This became the deadliest mass shooting in US history.
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