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Thursday, May 28, 2015
From the Liveblog of
Thursday, May 28, 2015
Obama meets Steven Sotloff’s parents
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleUS President Barack Obama meets with the family of Israeli-American journalist Steven Sotloff, who was abducted in Syria and beheaded by the Islamic State group in September.
“Today in Miami, President Obama had the opportunity to meet with Art and Shirley Sotloff, the parents of Steven Sotloff, and Steven’s sister Lauren,” says National Security Council spokeswoman Bernadette Meehan.
“The president expressed his and the first lady’s condolences for Steven’s death,” says Meehan, adding that Obama learned more about Sotloff’s life and the “2Lives” memorial foundation set up in his name.
— AFP
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