Angels protect mourners at Orlando funerals from the Westboro Baptist Church

Funerals for some of the 49 victims of the Orlando shooting were held over the weekend with hundreds of mourners in attendence.

Tue, 21 Jun, 2016 - 01:00

Ciara Flaherty

But, on Saturday, members of the notorious Westboro Baptist Church arrived in Orlando to picket the services - the fundamentalist church have previously protested at the funerals of US soldiers and have condemned Ireland for

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