UN official condemns rise in extremism after Orlando attack

Author: By Our Special Correspondent

UNITED NATIONS: The brutal attack at a nightclub in Orlando, Florida, last Sunday, which resulted in as many as 49 deaths, while another 53 were critically injured, have been outrightly condemned by a senior United Nations human rights advisor. He has also expressed his grave concerns at the outpouring of hatred, homophobia and Islamophobia as an aftermath of the incident, which targeted the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) community.

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