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US brings charges against alleged potential Trump assassin

The US government has brought charges against an Afghan national in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump.
Aoife Daly
Aoife Daly

09.03 9 Nov 2024


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US brings charges against alle...

US brings charges against alleged potential Trump assassin

Aoife Daly
Aoife Daly

09.03 9 Nov 2024


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The US government has brought charges against an Afghan national in connection with an alleged plot to assassinate Donald Trump.

Suspect Farhad Shakeri - who's now on the run - claims he was tasked with “providing a plan” to murder Mr Trump before the US elections.

He is alleged to have told the FBI during a series of voluntary phone interviews that he was directed by an official in the Iranian Revolutionary Guard to formulate a plot to kill Mr Trump in September of this year.

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Iran has rejected these claims.

The president-elect was briefed several weeks ago on a state-sponsored plot to kill him.

“We've been threatened very directly by Iran,” Mr Trump said.

"I think you have to let them know – because the best way to do it is through the office of the president – that you do any attacks on former presidents or candidates for president, your country gets blown to smithereens.”

Mr Trump has already faced two assassination attempts during his campaign run.


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