Attempted assassination of Donald Trump

Trump rally shooting: Ex-president injured in assassination attempt at rally that leaves spectator and gunman dead​

The former president ducked to the floor as shots rang out and was mobbed by Secret Service agents, while the sniper, who was killed by security forces, has been named as Thomas Matthew Crooks.

Donald Trump has been shot and injured in an assassination attempt at a campaign rally, which saw a spectator and the gunman killed.

The former president escaped with a bullet wound to his ear in the attack, which happened early on Saturday evening as the former president was giving a speech to supporters in Butler, Pennsylvania, about 30 miles (50 km) north of Pittsburgh.

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The Republican challenger, who is due to receive his party's formal nomination in Wisconsin this week, has since said it was "God alone who prevented the unthinkable from happening".

Mr Trump was seen ducking to the ground as a series of shots rang out and people screamed in panic during the attack.