Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton addresses the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in Washington, U.S. June 10, 2016. REUTERS/Gary Cameron

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton called the shooting in Orlando, Florida, “an act of terror” that requires the nation to “redouble” efforts to stop similar attacks.

“To the LGBT community: please know that you have millions of allies across our country. I am one of them,” Clinton said in a statement on Sunday.