World leaders express shock, support after White House Correspondents' Dinner shooting

a man with multiple weapons charged a security checkpoint at the white house correspondents' dinner in washington on saturday. secret service agents apprehended him. trump, melania, and cabinet members were evacuated. one officer was shot but saved by his bulletproof vest, trump said. the suspected shooter was identified as cole allen of torrance, california. he's being held. uk prime minister keir starmer said he was "shocked" and condemned any attack on democratic institutions or press freedom. king charles iii is being kept informed ahead of his monday visit to trump. israeli pm netanyahu said there's no place for violence. lebanon's president aoun, pakistan's pm sharif, the uae, and saudi arabia all condemned the shooting. eu commission president von der leyen said violence has no place in politics. italian pm meloni expressed solidarity and said no political hatred can find space in democracies. south korean president lee jae myung called political violence a grave threat to democracy.