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Two explosive devices found in Thomas Crooks’ car.

Washington: The Federal Bureau of Investigation has made another big disclosure in the case of the attempted murder of former President Donald Trump during his rally in Pennsylvania. The FBI has released new pictures of the plot to assassinate Trump. It has also denied foreign involvement in this assassination attempt. According to the FBI, during the rally, Thomas Crooks fired several bullets from an AR-15-style rifle, one of which hit Donald Trump’s ear. He did not just want to kill Trump by shooting him, but had also prepared an explosive device for this. Which he had kept in his car. The FBI has recovered this device from the attacker’s car.

The rifle used by Thomas Crooks in the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump

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The rifle used by Thomas Crooks in the attempt to assassinate former President Donald Trump

According to America’s CBS News, the shooter was on the roof of a manufacturing plant located about 130 yards from the stage at the Butler Farm Show Ground. The FBI has revealed that gunman Thomas Crooks carried out the incident alone. There is no evidence of any foreign involvement in this case. However, the investigating agency said that the motive behind the assassination attempt is still not clear.

Thomas Crooks used this bag to carry a rifle and backpack

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Thomas Crooks used this bag to carry a rifle and backpack

The attacker wanted to blow up Trump with an explosive device

The FBI has also recovered an improvised explosive device (IED) from the vehicle of Trump’s attacker Thomas Crooks. He wanted to blow up Trump by fitting this device. 20-year-old Thomas Crooks has different ideologies. Before killing Trump, the attacker collected information about Trump more than 60 times. After this, he also got online registration done for the rally.

The attacker was firing from a distance of 400 feet from the stage at Trump's rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

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The attacker was firing from a distance of 400 feet from the stage at Trump’s rally in Butler, Pennsylvania.

The gunman had made a “sustained effort” to attack a large gathering before targeting the Republican presidential candidate at a Pennsylvania rally in July. The attacker opened fire on Trump on July 13. Thomas Crooks was shot and killed by a US Secret Service counter sniper team at the rally. (CBS News)

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