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Suspect in apparent assassination attempt on Trump ‘wrote note saying he intended to kill ex-president’

The suspect in the apparent assassination attempt on Donald Trump wrote a note saying he intended to kill the former US president and had a list of where he was expected to be, prosecutors say.

The US Justice Department said the note, addressed “Dear World”, was written by Ryan Routh months before he was arrested at West Palm Beach golf course in Florida, where Mr Trump was playing.

The note was placed in a box that was dropped off at the home of an unidentified person who contacted federal authorities following Routh’s arrest, it added.

Prosecutors say the suspect’s mobile phone pinged towers near Mr Trump’s golf course and his Florida home repeatedly from 18 August to 15 September, according to a court filing on Monday.

They also found a handwritten list of dates and locations where the Republican presidential nominee was expected to be, the filing said.

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