In what may have sparked the Orlando nightclub massacre, it was revealed today (June 13, 2016) that gunman Omar Mateen's father is a radical Muslim Afghan immigrant who hosted an anti-American TV show and once called the Taliban "our warrior brothers," the NY Post website reports.
Seddique Mateen also appears in scores of online videos, including one he posted to Facebook right around the time of his son's rampage. In it, he wears combat fatigues and salutes the camera.
The elder Mateen speaks the Dari language in his videos, and it wasn't immediately clear what he says on the clip, posted on Facebook around 2 a.m. yesterday, just when Omar was opening fire on innocent victims at the Pulse nightclub. An automated translation of remarks posted over the video says: "To the people revolution in Afghanistan, migration is in danger 2016-11-6."
A former Afghan official said the elder Mateen's TV shows are known for their "anti-US tirades" and "pro-Taliban" remarks.
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