Secret Service suspended staff for failings over Trump assassination attempt

The US Secret Service issued suspensions for six personnel over failings at one of Donald Trump's rallies last year, during which a gunman attempted to assassinate the Republican, an official has confirmed.

Matt Quinn, the service's deputy director, told the BBC's US partner CBS News that the gathering in Butler, Pennsylvania, when Matthew Crooks fired at Trump and killed another attendee, was an "operational failure".

One of Crooks's bullets grazed the ear of Trump, who was then rushed to safety. The attacker was shot dead.

It is not clear when the staff suspensions were formally issued, and US media reports differ on whether or not they have already been served.

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