Donald Trump survives assassination attempt

Former US President Donald Trump has survived an assassination attempt at an election rally.

Following is a BBC round up of the incident.

• An attacker fired multiple rounds from an "elevated position" toward the stage before he was killed by Secret Service agents
• One person in the audience is killed and two others are in critical condition
• Trump says he was hit by a bullet in his right ear. He thanked law enforcement in his first remarks after the attack and expressed both shock and condolences for the attendees killed or wounded
• He has since left the local hospital and will attend the Republican National Convention next week as planned
• Witnesses described chaotic scenes after the gunfire, with multiple people telling the BBC they believe the attacker was perched on a one-storey building near the venue
• The shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, according to law enforcement sources speaking to BBC's US partner CBS News
• President Joe Biden appeared on camera to condemn the attack and later spoke to his November election rival