Czech leaders condemn Trump assassination attempt

The Czech prime minister, Petr Fiala, has condemned an assassination attempt against US presidential candidate Donald Trump at a rally on Saturday.

In a statement on social media, Mr. Fiala said politics ought to be a battle of opinions and that there was no place in it for violence. He said he thoroughly condemned the attack on Mr. Trump and wished him a speedy recovery.

The Czech minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavský, said it was another tragic day for democracy. Resorting to violence to settle political disputes is cowardly and unacceptable, he said, adding that his thoughts were with the dead and injured.

One spectator was killed and two critically injured in the shooting incident at the election rally in Pennsylvania. Mr. Trump himself was slightly injured when a bullet hit his ear.