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Suspect charged with attempted assassination of Trump at Washington dinner
Key takeaways
- Cole Tomas Allen was also charged with two firearms offences when he appeared in court in Washington DC on Monday.
- The 31-year-old was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun, and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, say prosecutors.
- A Secret Service agent was hit but not seriously wounded during the attack at a hotel.
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Kwasi Gyamfi Asiedu, in court,Shaimaa Khaliland Regan Morris, in Los Angeles Justice Department announces charges against suspect A California man has been charged with attempting to assassinate US President Donald Trump in an incident that has sparked a White House security review.
Cole Tomas Allen was also charged with two firearms offences when he appeared in court in Washington DC on Monday. He did not enter a plea.
The 31-year-old was carrying a semi-automatic handgun, a pump-action shotgun, and three knives as he charged past a security checkpoint at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday, say prosecutors.
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