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Obama orders flags at half-staff for Peres

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<p>WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 13: Flags have been lowered to half staff on the Washington Monument grounds to honor those killed by a lone gunman at a night club in Orlando, June, 13, 2016 in Washington, DC. President Obama ordered flags to be lowered on all government buildings after 50 people were killed at the Pulse night in Orlando, Florida in the early hours of Sunday morning. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)</p>

By: Blair Miller

Posted at 9:20 PM, Sep 28, 2016

and last updated 2016-09-28 23:20:54-04

JERUSALEM (AP) — President Barack Obama has ordered all U.S. flags on federal property to be flown at half-staff in the memory of former Israeli President and Prime Minister Shimon Peres, who died Wednesday.

Obama's order covers all federal buildings and grounds throughout the United States and its territories, as well as U.S. embassies, military bases and other facilities abroad.

The order directs flags to be flown at half-staff through sunset Friday.

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