Trump claims White House dinner suspect was targeting administration officials | ABC NEWS

US President Donald Trump claims the suspect in a shooting outside the White House correspondents' dinner was targeting members of his administration.
The US leader says 31-year-old Cole Tomas Allen left a manifesto and likely acted alone in his alleged attempt to carry out a mass shooting, as FBI and law enforcement agencies continue an investigation into his motives.
Former US government counter-terrorism official Javed Ali says attackers who act on their own without links to foreign terror organisations pose a challenge for terrorism prevention efforts.

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