People hug at St Pius X Church at a vigil for victims after a mass shooting which left at least 20 people dead on August 3, 2019 in El Paso, Texas. A 21-year-old white male suspect was taken into custody in the city which sits along the US -Mexico border. PHOTO | MARIO TAMA | AFP
Global rights group Amnesty International has placed a worldwide travel alert on travellers intending to visit the United States, claiming there is no guarantee for their safety.
In what is likely to stoke a fierce response from President Donald Trump, the London-based rights watchdog said frequent mass shootings in the US coupled with lax gun control means no visitor is safe from harm.
