US soldiers will not fire at caravans, says Trump

washington — United S President Donald Trump has clarified that soldiers deployed to stop illegal immigrants from entering the country would not open fire, but would arrest them if they throw stones at his troops.

Trump’s comments on Friday come a day after he had suggested that the military deployed at the southwestern border with Mexico could fire on the caravan if people throw stones at the soldiers. His remarks was criticised by his political opponents and rights bodies.

Currently, an estimated 5,0007,000 people from three Latin American countries —El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala — are marching towards the US through Mexico. Trump has deployed more than 5,000 military personnel on the border to stop them from entering. —