US Election Rally: Donald Trump Injured in Assassination Attempt
- Former United States President, Donald Trump, got injured in a possible assassination attempt at a rally in Pennsylvania
- There was blood on Trump's ear and face as protection officers rushed him away in a waiting vehicle
- Trump’s spokesperson said the Republican presidential candidate was receiving treatment at a local medical centre.
Pennsylvania, United States - Former United States President Donald Trump escaped an assassination attempt on his life at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday, July 13.
The Republican presidential candidate had just started addressing his supporters when the shots began.
Source: UGC
Trump was rushed off stage after gunshots erupted by the US Secret Service agents in a waiting vehicle.
According to The BBC, blood was visible on Trump's ear and face as protection officers rushed him away.
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Trump’s spokesperson said he was receiving treatment at a local medical centre.
Writing via his Truth Social network, Trump said a bullet pierced the "upper part" of his right ear.
"I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. "Much bleeding took place, so I realised then what was happening."
The FBI has identified the dead gunman as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania.
The agency's spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said the suspect was shot dead at the scene by a US Secret Service officer
Guglielmi added that one bystander was killed in the shooting and two others were critically injured.
Officials later revealed that all three victims were male.
BBC reported that law enforcement sources disclosed that Crooks had been armed with a rifle and had fired from an elevated structure a few hundred metres away outside the venue.
Meta lifts restrictions on Trump's accounts
Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh reported that Meta said it was lifting restrictions on US presidential candidate Donald Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts, ending measures put in place after his supporters violently stormed the US Capitol in 2021.
It said:
"Former President Trump, as the nominee of the Republican Party, will no longer be subject to the heightened suspension penalties."
Trump's Facebook and Instagram accounts were suspended indefinitely a day after his supporters attacked the US Capitol on January 6, 2021, and it was determined he had praised people engaged in the violence on social media.
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