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Zelensky condemns attempted assassination of Trump

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Zelensky sends message to Trump after assassination attempt at rally

Volodymyr Zelensky has wished Donald Trump a “speedy recovery” after the former US president was shot in the ear in an assassination attempt on Saturday, 13 July, at a rally in Pennsylvania.

The Ukrainian president described the incident as a “heinous crime” and said it showed “how serious the global challenges to democracy are right now.”

A person in the crowd was killed and two others were injured as Mr Trump was on stage in Butler.

The FBI has identified 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks as the “subject involved” in the shooting.

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