Donald Trump safe and suspect held after man spotted with rifle

A gunman pointed a rifle at the former president on his Florida golf course, in what the FBI calls an apparent assassination attempt.

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Secret Service agents spotted the barrel of a rifle poking through some bushes and opened fire at him, officials said. The FBI said Trump was 300-500 yards (275 to 455m) away at the time.

A witness reported seeing the suspect emerging from some bushes and jumping into a black Nissan car after the agents had fired at him a number of times.

An AK47-style firearm and scope, along with two backpacks and a GoPro camera, were later found at the scene.

The witness took a picture of the vehicle and number plate and it was stopped later in Martin County, north of the club.

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