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Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground
Source: Reuters
World | Mon Feb 29, 2016 3:38pm EST
Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground
BY DOINA CHIACU AND EMILY STEPHENSON
WASHINGTON/SAN ANTONIO - A Donald Trump rally was repeatedly disrupted by hecklers, including some from the Black Lives Matter movement, on Monday and a Time magazine photographer said he was choked and pushed to the ground in a tussle with U.S. Secret Service agents.
Photographer Chris Morris said he was assaulted first, never hit the agent, and will not press charges, CNN reported.
"I stepped 18 inches out of the (press) pen and then he grabbed me by the neck and started choking me and then he slammed me to the ground," Morris said at the scene.
The Trump campaign said there was an incident involving a photographer and a Secret Service agent at the rally at Radford University in western Virginia.
"We are not aware of all details surrounding the incident and all future inquiries should be directed to local law enforcement," it said in a statement.
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Hecklers disrupt Trump rally, photographer shoved to the ground
BY DOINA CHIACU AND EMILY STEPHENSON
WASHINGTON/SAN ANTONIO - A Donald Trump rally was repeatedly disrupted by hecklers, including some from the Black Lives Matter movement, on Monday and a Time magazine photographer said he was choked and pushed to the ground in a tussle with U.S. Secret Service agents.
Photographer Chris Morris said he was assaulted first, never hit the agent, and will not press charges, CNN reported.
"I stepped 18 inches out of the (press) pen and then he grabbed me by the neck and started choking me and then he slammed me to the ground," Morris said at the scene.
The Trump campaign said there was an incident involving a photographer and a Secret Service agent at the rally at Radford University in western Virginia.
"We are not aware of all details surrounding the incident and all future inquiries should be directed to local law enforcement," it said in a statement.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-election-idUSKCN0W226K
