Shock and disbelief dominated world front pages in the wake of the brazen assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.
Newspapers around the world featured shock headlines and striking photos of chaotic scenes in the immediate aftermath of the shooting late Saturday, which saw Trump shot in the ear while a spectator was killed, two others critically wounded. The perpetrator, identified as 20-year-old Thomas Matthew Crooks, was fatally shot. The FBI continues to investigate possible motives for the shooting.
Here’s our selection of how newspapers chose to mark this historic moment in U.S. politics.