failed assassination attempt on Trump: explosives found in car
"The Wall Street Journal" reports that explosives were found in the car belonging to Thomas Matthew Crooks, the attacker who fired shots at Donald Trump.
5:03 PM EDT, July 14, 2024
attack at the rally. failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump [LIVE REPORT]
The car driven by 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks was found near Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania, sources close to the investigation into the shooting told "The Wall Street Journal".
Explosives were secured inside, the newspaper reports. These reports are also confirmed by the Associated Press agency. Law enforcement officers told the agency that materials for bomb production were found in the car.
"A similar discovery was made in Crooks' home," it reads.
Informants provided information to the agency on the condition of anonymity, it was added.
failed assassination attempt on Donald Trump
During Donald Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on the night from Saturday to Sunday Eastern Time, there was a failed attempt on his life. In the available recordings online, shots can be heard, and the former president of the USA can be seen hiding behind the podium. Security agents rushed to the stage, assisting Trump, wounded in the ear, as he left the stage.
Thomas Matthew Crooks was neutralized by the services present on-site.
As a result of the attack, a participant in the meeting with Trump also lost their life.
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