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Rihanna has issued a damning response to Donald Trump after he tweeted his reaction to the deadly shootings in the US that took place this weekend.
At least nine people were killed after a gunman opened fire in Ohio on Saturday – just hours after a mass shooting at a Walmart shopping centre in El Paso, Texas by a suspected white supremacist.
Last week, four people were killed at the Gilroy Garlic Festival when a gunman opened fire in the Californian town last Monday.
El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart storeShow all 39 1 /39El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store CCTV images of the gunman identified as Patrick Crusius The 21 year old, as he entered the Cielo Vista Walmart store in El Paso. The gunman was armed with an assault rifle and opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store, killing 20.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Law enforcement agencies respond The Texas city’s police chief said the assault on a Walmart store on Saturday, which left another 26 people wounded, was being investigated as a potential hate crime.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Shoppers exit with their hands up
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store FBI released a picture of gunman Patrick Crusius The police officially identified the 21-year-old white male from Allen, Texas, a Dallas suburb some 650 miles east of El Paso.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A woman reacts after the mass shooting The attack came just minutes after a far-right manifesto appeared online. If authentic, it would make it the third mass shooting this year announced in advance on the website, which often features far-right and racist content.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Law enforcement responds to the active shooter The racist four-page document, titled “The Inconvenient Truth”, calls the Walmart attack “a response to the Hispanic invasion of Texas” and expresses support for the gunman who killed 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand earlier this year.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A shopper hiding with an old lady behind the return and exchanges counter as the shooting began.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Ambulances in the car park near the scene It is ranked as the eighth-deadliest mass shooting in modern US history, after a 1984 shooting in San Ysidro, California, that claimed 21 lives.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Kendall Long (left) comforts Kianna Long (right) who was in the freezer section of Walmart.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Shoppers exit with their hands up.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Shopping carts sit next to a curb after the shooting.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store El Paso Fire Medical personnel arrive at the scene.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Walmart employees react after.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A woman runs to police near the scene.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Several law enforcement agencies respond.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People arrive at MacArthur Elementary looking for family and friends as the school is being used a re-unification centre.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Residents Erica Rios, 36, and Alma Rios, 61, cry outside a reunification centre.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People gather in Juarez, Mexico, in a vigil for the Mexican nationals who were killed.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A child takes part in a vigil in Ciudad Juarez
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Francisco Castaneda joins mourners taking part in a vigil at El Paso High School.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Presidential candidate and former congressman Beto O'Rourke, right, meets with mass shooting survivor, Rosemary, at University Medical Centre
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store From left, Melody Stout, Hannah Payan, Aaliyah Alba, Sherie Gramlich and Laura Barrios comfort each other during a vigil for victims of the shooting.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A sign is posted near the scene
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Police cars parked below the Walmart sign block a road outside while investigating.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Sherie Gramlich reacts during a vigil.
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store A man places flowers at the site
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People take part in a rally against hate a day after a mass shooting at the Walmart store
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Lupe Lopez holds a picture of a victim during a vigil for victims
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Elsa Mendoza Marquez, a Mexican schoolteacher who was married and the mother of two adult children, was one of the victims
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People with the Mexican flag and the US flag take part in a rally against hate a day
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People raise their arms in the air during a vigil for victims
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People react and embrace each other
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Women light candles at a make shift memorial at the site of a mass shooting
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Adria Gonzalez (centre) who is being hailed as a hero for leading some Walmart customers to safety, speaks to the crowd
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store People hold up their phones
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El Paso mass shooting: 20 killed at Walmart store Beto O'Rourke speaks to the crowd
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Rihanna addressed the US president directly on Instagram and Twitter after he referred to the attack in Texas as a “tragedy”, writing: “Um… Donald, you spelt ‘terrorism’ wrong! Your country had 2 terrorist attacks back to back hours apart leaving almost 30 innocent people dead.
“This, just days after yet another terrorist attack in California, where a terrorist was able to LEGALLY purchase an assault rifle (AK-47) in Vegas, then drive hours to a food festival in Cali leaving 6 more people dead including a young infant baby boy! ‘Imagine a world where it’s easier to get an AK-47 than a VISA! ‘Imagine a world where they build a wall to keep terrorists IN AMERICA!!!”
She continued: “My prayers and deepest condolences to the families and loved ones of all the victims from Texas, California, and Ohio! I’m so sorry for your loss! Nobody deserves to die like this! NOBODY!’”
Former Texas congressman Beto O’Rourke, who represented the district where the attack took place, also said that Trump bore some responsibility for the El Paso attack that left at least 20 people dead.
“He is a racist, and he stokes racism in this country,” he added. “It does not just offend our sensibilities; it fundamentally changes the character of this country and it leads to violence.”
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