Book of condolence to be opened for victims of Orlando shooting

Friday, 17 June 2016 00:00

People on the Isle of Man are being urged to show solidarity with the LGBT community in the United States at a candlelit vigil.

It's being held at St German's Cathedral in Peel on Sunday evening to pay tribute to the 49 people who were shot dead in a club in Orlando last week.

The names of the people killed will be read out and a book of condolence will be sent to their families.

A vigil was also held in Douglas on Tuesday evening - Lee Vorster is the director of the Manx Rainbow Association; he says it's a way of bringing everyone together:

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