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Rare Chernobyl Photos Released, Trump Evacuated Amid Shooter Threat

4/26/2026

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Rare photographs released show the 1986 Chernobyl reactor fire, explosion and a worker checking radiation on June 5, 1986.
The explosion sent a radioactive cloud across Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and other parts of Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from a dinner after a man with a shotgun attempted to breach security.
Secret Service agents intervened to protect the president and first lady.

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Story summary

Rare photographs released show the 1986 Chernobyl reactor fire, explosion and a worker checking radiation on June 5, 1986.
The explosion sent a radioactive cloud across Ukraine, Belarus, Russia and other parts of Europe.
U.S. President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump were evacuated from a dinner after a man with a shotgun attempted to breach security.
Secret Service agents intervened to protect the president and first lady.