NEW DELHI: A
Pakistani journalist
on Tuesday pointed towards
India's involvement
in
Donald Trump
's assassination attempt that left his right ear injured.
Jahanzaib Ali, in a press briefing by the Pentagon, asked the press secretary Pat Ryder if there were any foreign forces involved in shooting in Trump's rally in Pennsylvania on Sunday. Without taking any names, Ali referred to alleged involved of India in assassination attempt of Gurpatwant Singh Pannun in the US and killing of
Hardeep Singh
Nijjar in Canada.
"Do you think that any foreign territory is involved in this kind of assassination attempt to create disturbance in this country?," Ali asked.
"We have been watching a lot of news stories in media that maybe any foreign country because recently we have seen that a foreign government is involved in the assassination attempt on US citizen here in New York and also in Canada," he continued.
Responding to this, Pentagon press secretary Pat Ryder directed the question related to investigation to FBI and Secret Service.
Meanwhile, Secret Service director Kimberly Cheatle agreed to testify regarding Trump's assassination attempt that left the shooter and an attendee dead.
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