NEW YORK, July 14. /TASS/. Former US President Donald Trump has confirmed that he was shot in the right ear during a speech at a rally in Pennsylvania and that "there was a lot of bleeding.".
"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the top of my right ear. I knew immediately that something was wrong because I heard a whizzing sound, gunshots and immediately felt the bullet pierce my skin. There was a lot of bleeding so that's when I realized what was happening," Trump wrote on the social network Truth.
Shots rang out in Butler, Pennsylvania, as Trump spoke to supporters about the Republican presidential nomination on Saturday. Trump interrupted his speech and video footage showed his right ear bleeding. A statement from Trump's spokesman Steven Cheung Chun, quoted by The New York Times, said the former US leader "is fine and is being examined at a local medical facility". The spokesman said nothing is yet known about the shooter.
"It's unbelievable that such an act can happen in our country," Trump said. He expressed his condolences to the family of the man who was killed at the rally and to the family of another man who was seriously injured.
The attack occurred two days before the Republican National Convention, where Trump is expected to be confirmed as the US presidential nominee.
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gnews.cz - According to the editorial board's findings, the assassination was carried out by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks of Pennsylvania. With an AR-15 semi-automatic rifle, he climbed onto the roof of a manufacturing plant 120 yards from the stage and opened fire on former President Donald Trump and his supporters. The motive is unknown as the assassin was killed. See photos in the gallery (source: Telegram).
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