Protesters greet Trump during visits to Pittsburgh after synagogue attack

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People gather to protest the arrival of US President Donald Trump as he visits the Tree of Life synagogue on October 30, 2018 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. File: Times

United States President Donald Trump arrived in Pittsburgh as funerals began for the victims of last weekend’s anti-Semitic shooting at a synagogue in the US city that left 11 dead.

The Republican leader came to the city on Tuesday despite statements by several Jewish leaders that he would not be welcome Aljazeera reported.

Those calls came from progressive Jewish groups, as well as the former president of the Tree of Life synagogue, which was attacked by suspected gunman Robert Bowers on Saturday.

Bowers reportedly made anti-Semitic remarks as he opened fire on worshippers inside the building, killing 11 and wounding several others, including police officers responding at the scene.

Before Trump’s arrival, a…



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