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Evelyn Ann-Marie Dom

World leaders react to White House press dinner shooting: no place for violence in democracy

World leaders expressed shock after an armed man charged at the White House Correspondents' Dinner in a hotel in Washington, with many focusing on the message that violence has no place in a democracy.

The shooting suspect, identified as Cole Tomas Allen, was carrying a shotgun, a handgun and multiple knives when he stormed the lobby of the hotel. He ran past security barricades but secret service agents were quick to run after, tackle and detain the perpetrator.

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