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The Newspaper Report Attempted
Assassination shocks America Security around Diego tightened as rogue secret service man is on the loose ???
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Washington America’s
election race took an unexpected turn yesterday as an attempt was made
on the life of Democratic Candidate Harold Diego, as he drove through
the streets of Minneapolis, Minnesota. A
single shot was fired as Mr Diego passed through the main business
district in his open-topped car, causing the passengers to dive to the
floor of the vehicle. One passenger was seen to throw himself on top of
Mr Diego before the driver accelerated away. The
assassin’s round exploded into the curb, spraying onlookers with
debris. Secret Service agents quickly identified a nearby warehouse as
the likely vantage point and stormed the building, but no gunman was
found. The rifle, A German-made H&K PSG1 was found loaded near a
dead body and a window. The
body was officially identified by crime scene investigators as that of
27-year-old Stuart Reed, a worker at the Temple Street warehouse. Mr
Reed is not, however, considered a suspect as his wounds indicate that
an unknown assailant with a pistol killed him. The
main suspect has been identified as Marc Kaufax; a 31-year-old secret
agent seen leaving the warehouse in his car, after the attempt on
Diego’s life had been made. John Forester, Kaufax’s employer and
ironically head of the investigation into yesterdays attempt, is
treating Kaufax’s presence and subsequent failure to report back as
extremely suspicious. Kaufax
was already under internal investigation prior to yesterday’s
assassination attempt, after the death of Mr Forester’s predecessor
Jack Baker, found dead in his luxury home one year ago. The
investigation had found insufficient evidence to name Kaufax as the
murderer, although his presence in the vicinity of Mr Baker’s house on
the night of his death had made his involvement a possibility. A
source within the agency claimed that Kaufax had a reputation as a
"loose cannon". Forester promised that they were tracking him
"and should have him apprehended within the week". Meanwhile,
life goes on for Harold Diego. Although understandably shaken by
yesterday’s events, he has opted to resume his schedule and attend a
press conference this evening. Asked if the attempt on his life had
affected him at all, he confidently joked, "it was good practice
for when I get into the white house". Indeed, opinion polls suggest
that the events of yesterday and his reaction to them have strengthened
an already successful campaign. The
ex-military man was visiting the northern state to ensure a victory in a
state that has been notoriously neutral in recent years. The exact
motive behind the assassination has not been established. Meanwhile, The
President expressed his shock at the day’s events, and once again
backed the man he hopes to be his successor, commending him on the way
in which he handled the situation, adding, "This is the kind of man
our good country needs". |
