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NEW YORK -- Former US president Donald Trump was rushed off the stage at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania of the United States on Saturday after what sounded like gunshots rang out through the crowd.

Video footage showed that Trump was making a speech when popping sounds rang out over the rally. Screams could be heard in the crowd, and Trump was swiftly escorted off the stage by Secret Service agents.

Blood could be seen on the side of his head and his ear. He was quickly escorted into a vehicle, and his motorcade has left the venue.

Trump is currently safe and is expected to survive, NBC News reported, quoting senior law enforcement officials.

"This is now an active Secret Service investigation and further information will be released when available," Secret Service Spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi was quoted as saying.