Ethnically and racially driven terrorism rose alarmingly in 2018 both worldwide and in the United States, and groups have often mimicked the tactics of armed Islamist militants to radicalise and recruit people, the US State Department said on Friday.

Racially and ethnically motivated terrorism rose alarmingly in 2018: US State Department

Six Mexicans were killed in the El Paso shooting, nine got injured. The suspected gunman confessed while surrendering and told police he was targeting "Mexicans," according to an El Paso police affidavit released on Friday. Watch this video to know more.

El Paso shooting: Shooter says he was targeting Mexicans

Pressure built on the US Congress to pass tough gun control legislation Thursday as the mother of the man arrested for the slaughter of 22 people in El Paso, Texas said she had called police out of concern he had a military-style weapon.

US President Trump blasted as pressure mounts for gun controls

US President Donald Trump met victims and first responders from last weekend's deadly shootings in Texas and Ohio on Wednesday, as chanting protesters accused him of inflaming tensions with anti-immigrant and racially charged rhetoric.

Trump visits victims of mass shootings at El Paso as protesters shout 'Do something!'

Residents in majority-Hispanic El Paso told US President Donald Trump on Tuesday to stay away amid fury over his anti-immigration rhetoric as he struggles to unite the country in the wake of back-to-back mass shootings that killed 31 people.

After Walmart shooting, residents, lawmakers urge Trump not to visit El Paso

President Donald Trump is set to visit El Paso on Wednesday, but some leaders are urging him to stay away from the city that is still grieving after a domestic terror attack at a Walmart store over the weekend left 22 people dead.

Donald Trump to visit El Paso town

US President Donald Trump will visit El Paso, Texas, on Wednesday following a mass shooting in the southern border town that killed 22 people, the local mayor said.

Donald Trump To Visit El Paso Tomorrow Following Mass Shooting: Mayor

Former President Barack Obama responded to the weekend mass shootings in Ohio and Texas on Monday with a plea to Americans to reject the language of hatred, fear and intolerance from any of their leaders.

Reject language from leaders that 'normalises racist sentiments': Barack Obama

US President Donald Trump will address the nation on Monday after two shootings left 29 people dead and sparked accusations that his rhetoric was part of the problem.

Donald Trump to address the nation after US shootings leave 29 dead

The suspected shooter in the El Paso massacre that left 20 people dead has been charged with murder offences that can carry the death penalty, police said Sunday.

El Paso shooting suspect charged with 'capital murder': Police

Despite two deadly shootings at its stores in less than a week, American retail giant Walmart has no plans to stop selling guns and ammunition, a spokesman said Sunday.

Walmart to keep selling guns despite recent shootings at its stores in El Paso

Three El Paso men recounted on Sunday how they carried children to safety after the Texas city's deadly mall shooting on Saturday. Army Specialist Glendon Oakley was off-duty and shopping at the Cielo Vista Mall when he said a child ran into the store and said there was an active shooter at the nearby Walmart. He saw children running in the corridors of the mall and carried several to safety. But it was the ones he couldn't get to that are seared in his mind.

Meet the men who carried children to safety after El Paso shooting

Two mass shootings in the United States have left 29 people dead within 24 hours, the latest such attacks in a nation torn over how to tackle gun violence. A gunman armed with an assault rifle killed 20 people Saturday when he opened fire on shoppers at a packed Walmart store in El Paso, Texas.

29 killed in two US mass shootings within hours

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