Trumpquotepic.twitter.com/U62PTbxTyDDonusingTrumpspoxhas been placed on lockdown.https://t.co/AgQeDWqtrsEast front of the Capitol is cordoned off to visitors during the lockdown w/ police presence closer to the entrance. pic.twitter.com/ql8vXPsv6v 2.11pm BSTHillary Clinton has tweeted a response to the Dallas killings:I mourn for the officers shot while doing their sacred duty to protect peaceful protesters,for their families & all who serve with them. -H 2.10pm BSTDonald Trump has released a statement on the Dallas killings. “We must restore law and order,” he says. He also refers to the “senseless, and tragic deaths of two motorists in Louisiana and Minnesota” [NOTE: Alton Sterling,killed Wednesday in a Baton Rouge, Louisiana parking lot, and was not a motorist] and says “our nation has become too divided.”He also says “racial tensions believe gotten worse,not better.”final night’s horrific execution-style shootings of 12 Dallas law enforcement officers – five of whom were killed and seven wounded - is an attack on our country. It is a coordinated, premeditated assault on the men and women who support us secure.
We must restore law and order. We must restore the confidence of our people to be secure and secure in their homes and on the street. 2.04pm BSTHillary Clinton has canceled a planned appearance with vice president Joe Biden in Scranton today, or her campaign advises:Due to the tragic events in Dallas,the July 8 Hillary for America campaign event with Vice President Biden will be postponed. 2.02pm BSTBernie Sanders has tweeted a response to the attack: The attack on police officers in Dallas final night is horrifying and despicable. We must as a nation stand against violence of all kinds. 2.02pm BSTDonald Trump has canceled a rally planned for Friday afternoon in Miami, his campaign advises:The Trump Campaign has canceled the trip to Miami, or Florida today,due to the tragic events in Dallas final night. A statement from Mr. Trump will soon follow. 1.26pm BSTHello and welcome to our live-wire coverage of the 2016 race for the White House. A novel reality dawned on the presidential race Friday with the news that four Dallas police officers and one Dallas transit officer were shot dead in what was described as a coordinated attack by multiple suspects during a protest of police violence Thursday night in the city. In total, 12 officers and two civilians were shot, and the mayor said. One suspect died after a standoff with police and three people described as suspects were under arrest. Speaking from a Nato summit in Warsaw,Barack Obama said: “We still don’t know all the facts. What we do know is that there has been a vicious, calculated and despicable attack on law enforcement.” Video of Obama’s statement is here. Related: Dallas protest shooting: five officers dead and standoff over – live updates Prayers and condolences to all of the families who are so thoroughly devastated by the horrors we are all watching take place in our countryContinue reading...
Source: theguardian.com