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cover news reporter lin jueyao compiled cctv news and other news

according to cctv news, on september 15 local time, the fbi issued a statement saying that the shooting incident that occurred near the golf club owned by former us president and republican presidential candidate trump in west palm beach, florida that day was suspected to be an "attempted assassination" against trump, and the department is investigating.

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the suspect was less than 400 meters away from trump at the time of the incident

the u.s. law enforcement authorities mentioned the process of the incident at a press conference held on the matter.

according to xinhua news agency, law enforcement sources revealed that at 13:30 local time on september 15, when trump was playing golf at the national golf club, a man with a gun appeared near the golf course. for protection purposes, secret service agents shot at the armed suspect, who drove away and was subsequently arrested.

rick bradshaw, police chief of palm beach county, florida, told the media that the suspect was hiding in the bushes about 400 meters away from trump. police later found an ak-47 assault rifle with a scope, two backpacks and a sports camera, and arrested him in martin county based on clues provided by witnesses.

according to multiple media reports, after the shooting, trump himself and his campaign team both stated that trump is currently safe.

trump mentioned in a fundraising email that there were gunshots near him. "but before the rumors start to get out of control, i want you to hear this: i am safe and fine!"

the two assassinations took place only about two months apart.

the incident happened only about two months after trump was last assassinated.

on july 13, local time, trump was shot in the right ear at a rally in butler, pennsylvania. according to a report released by the u.s. secret service, a gunman fired several shots at the podium where trump was, killing one audience member and seriously injuring two others. the gunman was subsequently shot dead by secret service personnel.

according to abc, on july 24 local time, the u.s. house of representatives voted to establish a bipartisan task force to investigate the security loopholes in the "failed assassination attempt" against former u.s. president trump.

according to a report by china news service on september 15, us officials told the washington post that an internal investigation from the us secret service showed that the us secret service had made mistakes in its own work during the attempted assassination of trump, including inadequate security measures and communication problems.