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| Donald Trump rushed off stage by Secret Service agents at rally in Nevada | Donald Trump rushed off stage by Secret Service agents at rally in Nevada |
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| Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents on Saturday night while making a speech at a rally in Reno, Nevada. | Donald Trump was rushed off the stage by Secret Service agents on Saturday night while making a speech at a rally in Reno, Nevada. |
| The Republican nominee shielded his eyes and looked into the crowd and was then suddenly rushed off the stage as an incident unfolded at the front of the crowd. | The Republican nominee shielded his eyes and looked into the crowd and was then suddenly rushed off the stage as an incident unfolded at the front of the crowd. |
| Witnesses said panic began when someone said: “He’s got a gun.” | Witnesses said panic began when someone said: “He’s got a gun.” |
| I've spoken to six witnesses. Panic apparently sparked when someone yelled "he's got a gun". Unclear if he did. No-one I spoke to saw weapon | I've spoken to six witnesses. Panic apparently sparked when someone yelled "he's got a gun". Unclear if he did. No-one I spoke to saw weapon |
| Several minutes later, a balding white male wearing a hoodie was escorted out in handcuffs by number of police officers. | Several minutes later, a balding white male wearing a hoodie was escorted out in handcuffs by number of police officers. |
| No-one I spoke to saw a weapon. They just heard shouts. Even one of the men who jumped on top of the man said he didn't see any weapon. | |
| Eventually, Trump returned to the stage and said: “Nobody said it was going to be easy but we will never be stopped. We will never be stopped.” | Eventually, Trump returned to the stage and said: “Nobody said it was going to be easy but we will never be stopped. We will never be stopped.” |
| He added “I want to thank the Secret Service, those guys are fantastic.” | He added “I want to thank the Secret Service, those guys are fantastic.” |
| Breaking. Trump escorted tom stage. Seconds ago. Man arrested. Armed police flooding crowd. People here very panicked. pic.twitter.com/5I2K0r9JLP | Breaking. Trump escorted tom stage. Seconds ago. Man arrested. Armed police flooding crowd. People here very panicked. pic.twitter.com/5I2K0r9JLP |
| The Republican nominee then returned to his stump speech and finished reading it from a teleprompter. | The Republican nominee then returned to his stump speech and finished reading it from a teleprompter. |
| This was the second time that the Secret Service was forced to remove Trump from the stage. At a March rally in Ohio, Trump was escorted off after a man rushed the stage, saying he wanted to “bully the bully”. | This was the second time that the Secret Service was forced to remove Trump from the stage. At a March rally in Ohio, Trump was escorted off after a man rushed the stage, saying he wanted to “bully the bully”. |
| At a June rally in Las Vegas, a British man, Michael Sandford, tried to grab a police officer’s gun in an attempt to use it to shoot Trump. He pled guilty in September and faces up to two years in prison and deportation from the US. Sandford’s attorney said the man was delusional at the time. | |
| This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. | This is a breaking news story. Please check back for updates. |