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Shooting outside the White House: Trump urgently addresses a press conference
The president was accompanied by Secret Service agents minutes after his statement began, following a shooting incident in the area. The White House went under curfew, and the suspect was neutralized. "Everything is under control," he said
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Tuesday, 11 August 2020, 01:34US President Donald Trump is urgently evacuated tonight (Tuesday) from a press conference at the White House by Secret Service agents, due to a shooting incident that took place in the area. Following the incident, the White House went under curfew. One person was injured in the shooting.
Trump returned after a few minutes, reporting that there was "shooting" outside the White House, adding that everything was under control. "There really was a shooting incident and someone was taken to the hospital," he said. He added that the shooting was carried out by security forces, and that he believes the person who was shot was armed. "The suspect is the one who was shot," he said.