The father of Orlando massacre suspect Omar Mateen is an Afghan television personality who holds strong political views, including support for the Afghan Taliban. “Our brothers in Waziristan, our warrior brothers in (the) Taliban movement and national Afghan Taliban are rising up,” he said. Just hours before the Orlando shooting, Omar Mateen’s father posted a video on a Facebook page called Provisional Government of Afghanistan — Seddique Mateen. Dozens of videos are posted on a channel under Seddique Mateen’s name on YouTube. In it, he seems to be pretending to be Afghanistan’s president, and orders the arrest of an array of Afghan political figures.

Source: National Post June 13, 2016 00:00 UTC