Law enforcement secures the area around Trump International Golf Club after an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump. Photo: AFP / Joe Raedle
- Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt
- Shots were fired outside Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida
- The suspect has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii
- Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on 13 July.
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida.
Law enforcement officials say US Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in some bushes near the property line with an AK-47-style assault rifle.
The New York Times and Fox News Channel identified the suspect as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii, citing law unnamed enforcement officials.
Reuters was not able to verify the reports.
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