'Are they gunshots?' BBC correspondent's minute-by-minute account of dinner shooting
Correspondent Tom Bateman was in the dining room at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with President Trump and other officials when gunshots were heard.
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Correspondent Tom Bateman was in the dining room at the White House Correspondents' Dinner with President Trump and other officials when gunshots were heard.
An armed intruder attempted to breach security at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, leading to a shooting incident and the evacuation of President Trump and other officials.
Global reactions to the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, with politicians and world leaders condemning the attack and expressing relief that President Trump is safe.
The future of the White House Correspondents' Dinner is uncertain following a serious security breach during the most recent event at the Washington Hilton.
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