President Trump has signed an order banning people from 12 countries from entering the US.

He said Sunday's attack in Colorado had shown "the extreme dangers posed to our country by the entry of foreign nationals who are not properly vetted, as well as those who come as temporary visitors and overstay their visas".

"We will not allow people to enter our country who wish to do us harm," he said in a video statement.

The countries affected are: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

The White House said they posed a "very high risk" to the US and had poor screening and vetting to identify dangerous individuals. X This content is provided by X , which may be using cookies and other technologies.

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