Trump survives apparent assassination attempt: Update

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Former US president Donald Trump was grazed by a sniper bullet during a campaign rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday but survived what appears to have been an assassination attempt.

The suspected shooter was killed by US Secret Service agents. A rally attendee was also killed, and two other spectators were critically wounded in the incident at a campaign stop in Butler County, Pennsylvania, the Secret Service said.

Televised images showed Trump with what appeared to be blood on his right ear and face being escorted from the stage by Secret Service agents.

Trump managed to pump his fist while being rushed off the stage. He was taken to a local medical facility for treatment.

"I was shot with a bullet that pierced the upper part of my right ear," Trump said later on his social media platform Truth Social. "I knew immediately that something was wrong in that I heard a whizzing sound, shots, and immediately felt the bullet ripping through the skin. Much bleeding took place, so I realized then what was happening."

Trump said "it is incredible that such an act can take place in our Country."

President Joe Biden said he was grateful to hear Trump was "safe and doing well" and said he was trying to reach out to his political opponent.

"There's no place for this kind of violence in America," Biden said. "We must unite as one nation to condemn it."

The suspected shooter fired multiple shots toward the event stage from an "elevated" position outside of the rally security perimeter, the Secret Service said. Secret Service personnel "neutralized" the shooter, the Secret Service said.

Trump is scheduled to accept his party's nomination for president next week at the Republican national convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

By Haik Gugarats and David Ivanovich