10 Daily Express Thursday, August 8, 2019
DX1STFrom Christopher Bucktin
US Editor in El Paso, Texas
Cyber crime funds Kim missiles
Leader Kim Jong-unNORTH Korea has fired two more missiles.
The fourth test launch in two weeks comes
as a leaked UN report reveals the regime has
funded its weapons programme with
£1.6billion stolen in cyber attacks.
It claims Pyongyang targets banks and
crypto-currency exchanges. The UN is
thought to be investigating 35 cyber attacks.
Kim Jong-un, the North Korean leader,
yesterday said the test launches were a
warning against joint military exercises by
the US and South Korea, which, he claims,
violate peace agreements.A test
missile
fired by
North
Korea
yesterdayProtesters jeer at
Trump on visit to
gun attack cities
Mr Trump visits Ohio yesterdayDONALD Trump was greeted
with widespread demonstrations
yesterday as he visited the cities
where two mass shootings killed
31 people over the weekend.
Protesters held placards reading
“Why are you here?” and “Dump
Trump” as the President was
blamed for fuelling the attacks
through his “racist” language.
A giant baby Trump blimp, simi-
lar to one seen in London when
he visited the UK, was flown with
a sign reading: “Stop being a
baby and stand up to the NRA
[National Rifle Association].”
The President, along with the
First Lady, first visited Dayton,
Ohio, where they undertook a
whistle-stop tour to console those
affected and congratulate police
for how they handled the attack
on Sunday in a bar in which 10
died. The killer, Connor Betts, was
shot dead by officers.
The couple kept mostly out of
sight as tensions remained high.
“You had God watching,” the
President told survivors and their
families.
“I want you to know we’re with
you all the way.”
Protesters chanted “No more
hate” and “Dayton strong” as
black SUVs pulled into the Miami
Valley Hospital where some
injured were still being treated.
They later sang: “Hey hey, hoho! Donald Trump has got to go.”
President Trump made no public
comments before heading to El
Paso, Texas, where hundreds had
gathered to protest over his visit.
He has been blamed for inciting
the attack through the marginali-
sation of minorities during his
time in the White House.
In total 22 people were killed at
a Walmart store in El Paso on
Saturday by a man who had
posted an anti-immigrant “mani-
festo” online.
The mayors of both cities called
for Mr Trump to change how he
talks about immigrants.
But before leaving the White
House, he defended his rhetoric
while criticising those who say he
is to blame for divisions.
“My critics are political peo-
ple,” he said, noting the apparent
political leanings of Dayton gun-
man Betts.
Betts is said to have supported
the Democrats, while suspected El
Paso killer Patrick Crusius, 21,
showed support for Mr Trump.Pictures: GETTY / REUTERS