Politics
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Date:
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11/6/2016
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Time:
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00:15:00
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Source:
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Foxnews
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Content:
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Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump was rushed offstage by the Secret Service during a rally in Nevada Saturday night, but returned within minutes.
Moments ago: @realDonaldTrump was rushed off stage after a security incident at his Nevada rally, he returned moments later. pic.twitter.com/bG8iVtwkPr
The agency said in a statement that Trump was removed from the stage at the Reno-Sparks Convention Center after someone shouted "Gun!", causing a commotion. The Secret Service said that one person was apprehended and no weapon was found after a search of the surrounding area.
KRNV reported that one man holding a "Republicans Against Trump" sign was briefly detained and was later released from custody.
A source told Fox News that someone in the crowd saw another attendee reach around his back and toward his waistband. The first person shouted "Gun!" several times, sparking panic right in front of the stage where Trump was speaking.
Two Secret Service agents quickly surrounded Trump before hustling him off the stage. Trump returned moments later and told the crowd," "Nobody said it was going to be easy for us. But we will never be stopped. Never, ever be stopped."
The Secret Service statement noted that magnetometers are used at presidential campaign sites.
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"All general public attending these events must go through a magnetometer screening prior to entering a protected area," the agency said.
Witness David Newton told the Reno Gazette-Journal that the man holding the sign was trying to get closer to the stage just before the disturbance.
"He had something on his belly. I don’t know what it was,” Newton told the paper. “Somebody yelled gun and everyone jumped on him. My friend put his knee on his head, but he kept getting up.”
Fox News John Roberts and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Orignial Link :
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http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/11/06/trump-hustled-offstage-in-nevada-after-security-scare-returns-shortly-thereafter.html
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11/5/2016 10:03:28 PM
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