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Biden orders US flags lowered for California shooting victims

  • 23 Jan 2023

The US flag flies at half-staff at the US Capitol in Washington. File/AFP

President Joe Biden on Sunday ordered all US flags at public buildings to be flown at half-staff to honor the victims of the mass shooting in Monterey Park, California.

Biden directed that flags be lowered until sunset on January 26 "as a mark of respect for the victims of the senseless acts of violence perpetrated on January 21, 2023, in Monterey Park, California," a White House statement said.

Agence-France Presse

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