Shots were allegedly fired as US President Donald Trump attended a press dinner in Washington on Saturday night, witnesses and AFP reporters said as loud bangs were heard at the hotel venue.
Guests at the black-tie White House Correspondents' Dinner scrambled to hide under tables.
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