A hate-filled week in US
Americans witnessed a series of crimes and violent acts past week. A white man with a history of violence shot and killed two African-Americans at a Kentucky Kroger store following a failed attempt to barge into a black church.
After mail bombs were being sent to people who'd been criticised by the President, a suspect was arrested Friday -- a man with hate-filled messages online.
And Saturday morning, a man shouting anti-Semitic slurs opened fire at a Pittsburgh synagogue, killing 11 people. Those three incidents in 72 hours shared one thing: hate.
Gregory Bush tried first to enter a church in Jeffersontown, Kentucky on Wednesday. It was the predominantly black First Baptist Church, and he allegedly banged on the door and tried to pull it open.
Bush, a 51-year-old white man, didn't manage to get inside as the doors were locked. Bush then headed to a Kroger store, where he allegedly shot two people, both African-American. Bush has a history of mental illness and made racist threats, according to court records.
When the Kentucky shooting happened, the nation was getting nervous about an increasing number of suspicious packages being sent through the mail.
The first one was discovered Monday afternoon at the home of billionaire George Soros. Wednesday morning, the Secret Service said two more had been found -- one addressed to Hillary Clinton, and another to former President Barack Obama.
On Friday came word of more packages, and then an arrest -- a 56-year-old Florida man named Cesar Sayoc.
Sayoc's political inclinations were passionately displayed for everyone to see. His white Dodge van was plastered with pro-Trump messages showing prominent liberals in crosshairs.
A man shouting anti-Semitic slurs ran inside the Tree of Life synagogue in the neighbourhood of Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh and opened fire, killing 11 people. Six people were injured in the attack on Saturday morning.
Robert Bowers, 46, was identified as the gunman and arrested. He had frequently expressed his disdain for Jews on social media. Bowers was charged with 11 counts of murder yesterday, reported AFP.
Trump on Saturday plunged into a frenzied last 10 days of campaigning ahead of crucial midterm elections, seeking to regain the spotlight briefly seized by the arrest of a Florida fan of his charged with mailing bombs to more than a dozen of the US president's leading critics.
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