Suspected gunshots disrupt White House correspondents' dinner as Trump rushed out

Suspected gunshots disrupted a dinner attended by US President Donald Trump in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said, as loud bangs rang out at the Washington Hilton. Guests hid under tables as tactical teams moved in and...

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Suspected gunshots disrupt White House correspondents' dinner as Trump rushed out

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