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US President Rushed Off Stage After Loud Bang

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US President was rushed off stage during a campaign event in Washington D.C. The suspect, identified as Cole Allen from California, reportedly sent a document to his family before the attack, who then alerted the police. During a CBS program, US President Donald Trump was involved in an incident where he was rushed off stage. The event occurred while he was interacting with journalist Nora O'Donnell. A man armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives breached security and attempted to storm a ballroom. The ballroom contained the President, First Lady, Vice President, and senior cabinet members. The individual was heavily armed and got very close to the event. The incident occurred in the President's area. A White House official stated that Allen's brother contacted law enforcement shortly before the incident on Saturday.

US President was rushed off stage during a campaign event in Washington D.C. The suspect, identified as Cole Allen from California, reportedly sent a document to his family before the attack, who then alerted the police. During a CBS program, US President Donald Trump was involved in an incident where he was rushed off stage. The event occurred while he was interacting with journalist Nora O'Donnell. A man armed with a shotgun, handgun, and multiple knives breached security and attempted to storm a ballroom. The ballroom contained the President, First Lady, Vice President, and senior cabinet members. The individual was heavily armed and got very close to the event. The incident occurred in the President's area. A White House official stated that Allen's brother contacted law enforcement shortly before the incident on Saturday. The brother allegedly informed them about a piece of writing Allen had authored and shared with family. Allen's sister had also told law enforcement that Allen referenced a plan to 'do something to fix the issues.' The investigation is still in its early stages, approximately 36 hours after the event. The President's condition was listed as critical at the last update.

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Sources · 7 independent

WTOP Washington DC

“I did hear gunshots but they didn't sound close. They sounded like pretty distant. 22 year old Caitlin Bender Thomas, a graduate student at Northwestern University like many others in the room, had to take shelter under her table.”

NPO Radio 1

“bedrijf worden. Wereldwijd werken zo'n 10.000 mensen voor Orga-Nom, van oorsprong Nederlands.”

WLS-AM 890 Chicago

“dead at the scene. 37 year Xavier Wilson arrested on Friday now”

BR24

“in den USA wieder regiert, spitzt sich die Situation gerade extrem zu.”

Rádio Bandeirantes

“o Trump foi retirado da sala assim como outras autoridades presente. Silvânia, depois um agente identificou um homem no meio do campo de golf dele em Maralago, na Flórida e agora também essa tentativa de assassinato durante um jantar tradicional que acontece justamente na capital americana, mas o Trump foi retirado e disse que vai marcar um novo jantar com jornalistas para que isso volte a acontecer.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“security on his way toward the ballroom where the president was. PRG”

WBAL Baltimore

“31, but the Generation Z, which is generally recognized 18 to 20.”

Haberturk Radyo

“Amerikan başkanı şöyle tarif ediyor. Çok hızlı koşarak geldiğini, çok hızlı olduğunu söylüyor. Çok zeki olduğunu söylüyor ki. Bir yandan da diyor ki, yani hasta bir insan ama çok zeki bir insan diyor.”

Radio Observador

“a se Casa Branca não atribuiu a... o presidente da Casa Ivni, Thomas Allen, tem segurança máxima ao jantar onde participava Donald Trump e também um elevado número de membros da administração norte-americana.”

WLS-AM 890 Chicago

“thank you because I”

WBUR Boston

“Saturday's attack on the White House Correspondents Association Dinner offers another data point to evaluate the Secret Service. We will connect with a former deputy director of the agency in a few minutes.”

WBUR Boston

“Saturday's attack on the White House Correspondents Association Dinner offers another data point to evaluate the Secret Service.”

C-SPAN Radio

“the old way of drawing our maps. This is just a tip.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“said npr has confirmed the individual in custody is thirty one year justice correspondent ryan lucas has been covering this so ryan what we know about the investigation like this this incident happened late saturday night”

Al Jazeera Arabic

“كتريم بالفعل ازدهار يعني الغارة الأولى على البقاع كانت كما ذكرت في بداية الرسالة هي بالتجاه منطقة الشعر وهي منطقة تقع في مرتفعات جنة عند سلسلات جبال لبنان الشرقية هو تطور”

Radio Citizen Kenya

“ama kukudisha ardeza familia ni wita wakim sayidi zi wakumadili radio citizen.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“said npr has confirmed the individual in custody is thirty one year Now, Allen has not been cooperating with investigators. That's according to Blanche. But Blanche's authorities have been interviewing witnesses, people who know the suspect, and investigators also have executed search warrants at locations associated with him and have done the same thing on his electronic devices.”

WBUR Boston

“Now Alan has not been cooperating with... So Ryan, what do we know about the investigation? Well, like this, this incident happened late Saturday night, so it is still very early in this investigation, but law enforcement here in Washington, D.C. and in Southern California have been hard at work trying to collect evidence, put the pieces together.”

BBC World Service

“from Los Angeles to Chicago, then to Washington, D.C. and we also that he had stayed in the Washington Hilton Hotel in the days leading up to the events, were still unsure about the exact motive, what led this mechanical engineer, as he describes himself, this computer science graduate, someone who's just been described by a former university professor that has dealt with him as a decent person, someone who, you know, when people, neighbors in his...”

Haberturk Radyo

“الأمريكان رئيس 아직 bir şey söylemedi. Söylerse elbette onu da aktaracağız ama şu anda gündemi İran'dan önce bu saldırı, işte kral çaresinin ziyareti gibi başlıklar. Eee bir de o geceye dahi tabii eee ilginç görüntüler de çok tartışıldı. Hani orada önce Vence çıkartıldı, daha sonra Trump çıkartıldı. O sırada işte davetliler bazıları masada”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“We also understand from authorities that before the attack on Saturday, the document was reportedly sent by the suspect to his family who alerted the police and that Cole Allen, who was from California, had traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago, then to Washington, D.C.”

Radio Rebelde Cuba

“Y durante la emisión del programa 60 minutos de la CBS, el presidente de Estados Unidos Donald Trump, se encaró con la periodista Nora O'Tonell a la que llegó.”

ABC NewsRadio AU

“traveled by train from Los Angeles to Chicago, then to Washington, D.C. in his area heard about this, were shocked. What led him to then storm by security services, breached the security detail, and tried to storm the ballroom where Donald Trump, the first lady, the vice president, and senior cabinet members were armed with a shotgun, a handgun, and multiple knives. He was heavily, heavily armed and got awfully close.”

KQED FM

“A White House official told NPR that Allen's brother got in touch with law enforcement not long before the incident on Saturday, just minutes before it happened, in fact, and allegedly told them about a piece of writing that Allen had written and sent to family members.”

WGN Radio 720

“Bartholomew was killed and we are still waiting to for an update”

WTOP Washington DC

“has slowed down, and giving some buyers a little bit of relief.”

KQED FM

“He was a smart dude. Similar words came from another 17 year”

RTL2 France

“heart and message from the veins. C'est zizi, ça me chante Tchaaaaaa”

WTOP Washington DC

“Oh, your Mobile Bill, not me, Bill. Ah, Xfinity Mobile also said...”

WGN Radio 720

“critical condition at last listed. A suspect is in custody. We are.”

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