WASHINGTON: A gunman opened fire near the White House on Saturday evening, with US Secret Service agents killing the assailant in a shoot-out during which a bystander was also struck, authorities said. President Donald Trump was in the White House at the time -- on a day when he was working to negotiate a deal with Iran -- but was not impacted by the incident, Secret Service communications chief Anthony Guglielmi said in a statement. The confrontation took place just after 6:00 pm (2200 GMT) when a man near the White House security perimeter &quot;pulled a weapon from his bag and began firing.&quot; &quot;Secret Service Police returned fire striking the suspect who was transported to an area hospital where he was pronounced deceased. During the shooting one bystander was also struck by gunfire,&quot; Guglielmi said, without giving details on the bystander&#39;s condition. No Secret Service officers were hurt. &quot;Thank you to our great Secret Service and Law Enforcement for the swift and professional action taken this evening against a gunman near the White House, who had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country&rsquo;s most cherished structure,&quot; Trump said on Truth Social early Sunday.<div class="fr-embed"><div class="twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered" style="display: flex; max-width: 550px; width: 100%; margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px;"><iframe id="twitter-widget-2" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowtransparency="true" allowfullscreen="true" style="position: static; visibility: visible; width: 550px; height: 825px; display: block; flex-grow: 1;" title="X Post" src="https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-2&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=2058407251673506301&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fmain.d1wrm1qseko1cp.amplifyapp.com%2Farticles%2F&sessionId=a68cc03651fd282476f4be353d0cc978abde75be&theme=light&widgetsVersion=6a3ad42b224df%3A1778106238597&width=550px" data-tweet-id="2058407251673506301"></iframe></div></div>Multiple US media identified the suspect as Nasire Best, 21, of Maryland, reporting that Best had a history of mental health concerns and had multiple prior interactions with Secret Service members. Police and security forces swarmed the scene, cordoning off access as National Guard troops blocked an AFP reporter from entering the area in downtown Washington. &quot;We heard probably 20 to 25 what sounded like fireworks, but they&#39;re gunshots, and then everyone started running,&quot; Canadian tourist Reid Adrian told AFP. Journalists who were on the White House North Lawn at the time said they were ordered to run and shelter in the press briefing room. ABC News correspondent Selina Wang had been recording a video for social media when the gunfire broke out, capturing the sounds of the shots as she dove to the ground. &quot;It sounded like dozens of gunshots,&quot; she said on X. Trump assassination attemptsTrump, 79, has been the target of three alleged assassination attempts, the most recent of which took place on April 25 when an armed man stormed a security checkpoint in a hotel where Trump was attending a media gala. The man never got close to Trump or the other guests attending the event. In July 2024, Trump was targeted during a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. A gunman killed an audience member and lightly wounded the then-candidate in the ear. A few months later, another armed man was arrested on a West Palm Beach golf course where Trump was playing a round. &quot;Thank God President Trump is safe,&quot; House Republicans said on X after the Saturday evening shooting. &quot;Endless gratitude to the Secret Service for their immediate, heroic response. Political violence has to stop.&quot; Trump has cited security concerns as one of his reasons for building a ballroom at the White House, tearing down the East Wing after taking office again last year. The $400 million project currently under construction will feature, according to the New York real estate magnate, six floors below the highly secure &quot;drone-proof&quot; ballroom, including an underground military hospital.

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President Trump says the White House shooter had a violent history and possible obsession with our Country’s most cherished structure.

Gunman killed after opening fire outside White House

ISTANBUL: An ex-student opened fire at his former high school on Tuesday in Turkey, where school shootings are rare, wounding 16 people, including students, before killing himself, officials said. Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Turkey&#39;s Sanliurfa province, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan Sildak, told reporters. Television footage showed ambulances standing by outside the school in the Siverek district as students fled the building in panic. Sildak identified the attacker as a former student at the school, born in 2007. &quot;He took his own life when cornered by police,&quot; the governor said. &quot;We have evacuated the school and will carry out a thorough investigation into this tragic incident,&quot; he added. Local media reported that most of the wounded were students.

This handout photograph, taken and released on April 14, 2026, by Turkish news agency DHA (Demiroren News Agency), shows an injured student evacuated as special force security surrounds the school in southeastern Turkey. (AFP)

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Special security forces were deployed to the school in southeastern Turkey's Sanliurfa province, where students were evacuated, the local governor, Hasan Sildak, told reporters.

Turkey school shooting wounds 16, attacker dead

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ISLAMABAD: Following the deadly shooting at Sydney&rsquo;s Bondi Beach on Sunday, several&nbsp;Indian and Israeli media outlets misreported the identities of both the attackers and the bystander who was hailed a hero, instead framing the incident around religion and nationality. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu erroneously described the man who subdued one of the attackers as Jewish, while Israeli and Indian media alleged the gunmen were &ldquo;Pakistani Muslims.&rdquo; &ldquo;I saw a video on the way of a Jew who pounced on one of the murderers, snatched the weapon, saving who knows how many lives,&rdquo; the Israeli PM said during a briefing in Dimona, Israel. The Times of India shied away from describing the hero as a Syrian Muslim, and instead reported, &ldquo;Social media footage showed moments of bravery amid the terror, including a bystander who confronted one of the gunmen and wrestled a weapon away.&rdquo; Indian media outlets, including ANI and The Times of India, kept falsely asserting that the attackers were a Pakistani father and son. Both claims were wrong and contradicted by Australian officials&#39; descriptions of the incident. Neither the Israeli leader nor the Indian media has taken back their statements. Jewish victims, Muslim heroThe shooting targeted a Hanukkah celebration, killing at least 15 people according to official reports. The attack was quickly labelled an antisemitic terrorist attack by Australian officials, prompting international condemnation. Amid the chaos, an unarmed individual, identified as Ahmed al Ahmed, charged at one of the gunmen and snatched his gun while sustaining bullet shots. The international media was quick to praise the hero. Police credited Ahmed, father of two, with preventing further loss of life. Australian police said the attackers were linked to the Islamic State group, also known as Daesh, and were not acting on behalf of any state or national community. &quot;Clearly, they were motivated by this extremist ideology,&quot; Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. A makeshift flower memorial next to Bondi Beach swelled in size on Monday evening as mourners gathered to pay tribute to the victims.

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Indian and Israeli media misreported the identities of the Bondi Beach attackers and a bystander hero, falsely linking the gunmen to Pakistan and not correctly identifying the Syrian Muslim rescuer, despite clarification by Australian authorities later.

Indian, Israeli media misreport Sydney beach shooters, bystander identities

SOUTHPORT: A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a seaside town in North Carolina was a &ldquo;highly premeditated&rdquo; attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect accused of carrying out the attack at a waterfront bar was in custody. Nigel Edge, 40, of Oak Island, is accused of opening fire Saturday night from a boat into a crowd at the American Fish Company in Southport, a historic port town about 30 miles south of Wilmington, Police Chief Todd Coring said. At a press conference Sunday, Coring said the location was &ldquo;targeted,&rdquo; but did not elaborate. Authorities said Edge piloted a small boat close to shore, where bars and restaurants line the waterfront, stopped briefly and fired before speeding away. About half an hour later, a US Coast Guard crew spotted a person matching the suspect&rsquo;s description pulling a boat from the water at a public ramp on Oak Island. The person was detained and turned over to Southport police, officials said. Edge is charged with three counts of first-degree murder, five counts of attempted first-degree murder and five counts of assault with a deadly weapon. He could face additional charges, Coring said. The weapon used was an assault rifle, though Coring did not specify the type. &ldquo;We understand this suspect identifies as a combat veteran. He self-identifies. Injured in the line of duty is what he&rsquo;s saying. He suffers from PTSD,&rdquo; Coring said, referring to post-traumatic stress disorder. Edge is scheduled to appear in court on Monday, District Attorney Jon David said. He is being held without bond. Among the five people hospitalized with injuries, at least one &ldquo;is now clinging for their life,&rdquo; David said. Some of the victims were vacationers from out of town. Oak Island Police Chief Charlie Morris said the suspect was known to police as someone &ldquo;who frequently hung out on our pier&rdquo; and had filed lawsuits against the town and police department in recent years. He did not elaborate. David said Edge had &ldquo;minor contacts&rdquo; with police in the past, &quot;but nothing significant in his past which would give us any indication that he was capable of such horror.&rdquo; It was not immediately known whether Edge has an attorney. No attorney was listed on court documents, and a call to Legal Aid in Brunswick County went unanswered Sunday. Investigators from multiple agencies, including the State Bureau of Investigation and the Coast Guard, remained on the water and at the scene on Sunday, collecting evidence and interviewing witnesses. Officials did not release the names of the victims.

Police officers on the scene in front of the American Fish Company following a fatal shooting that occurred here the night before

A mass shooting that shattered the evening tranquility of a seaside town in North Carolina was a 'highly premeditated' attack that left three people dead and five injured, police said Sunday. The suspect accused of carrying out the attack at a waterfront bar was in custody.

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