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Shooting at the Correspondents' Dinner: Secret Service Agent Wounded, Trump Evacuated and Unharmed

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A shooting at the annual White House Correspondents' Dinner in Washington - and President Trump urgently evacuated. An armed man opened fire in the area above the main hall of the Hilton hotel where the event was being held. A Secret Service agent was wounded in the exchange of fire. The shooter has been arrested.

Trump is unharmed. The Secret Service evacuated the president at the first shots, and the security response was described as swift and effective. The shooting occurred in the lobby area, not directly in the hall where guests were seated. However, the sound of the shots was heard by everyone present.

The Correspondents' Dinner is a traditional symbol of the American relationship between government and the press - an event where presidents typically make self-deprecating jokes. An armed incident interrupted it for the first time in its history. International leaders, including Serbian President Vučić, condemned the attack.

An event like this - a shooting at a location where the President of the United States is physically present - is a top-category security incident regardless of the outcome. Whether the system truly worked perfectly, or simply got lucky - that is the question American public will be asking for a long time to come.