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FBI investigates apparent assassination attempt on Trump

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Former US President Donald Trump (left)) and Ohio Senator J D Vance during the Republican National Convention 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, the United States, July 15, 2024. [Xinhua]

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) "is investigating what appears to be an attempted assassination" of former US President and current Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, the agency said on Sunday, just two months after an attempt on his life at a Pennsylvania rally.

Trump was safe after shots were fired at Trump International Golf Club in South Florida on Sunday. A Secret Service agent, who was ahead of the former president, spotted a rifle barrel sticking out of a fence and "engaged" with the suspect.

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