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A tweet posted from the BBC Northampton Twitter account suggested Donald Trump was injured after being shot a day after his inauguration.

The now-deleted message suggested the president had been injured, as the BBC claimed it had logged "suspicious activity" on the account.

It read: "Breaking News: President Trump is injured in arm by gunfire #Inauguration"

The account claims it was hacked as it confirmed it is investigating the incident.

It tweeted: "Apologies to anyone who saw an unusual Tweet from our account this morning. We do appear to have been hacked and we are looking into how. MR"

(Image: Twitter / @BBNorthampton)

Donald Trump was inaugurated in front of hundreds of thousands of people in Washington, D.C, yesterday.

Nearly 30,000 security personnel swamped the streets of Washington in a $100million operation to protect President Donald Trump ’s life.

Special SWAT units were drafted into the capital as riots between rival groups of protesters erupted on Washington's streets.

The huge security presence saw police lined up two deep as the Presidential motorcade swept past.

Extra officers were also drafted in from the National Guard, the Department of Homeland Security, the United States Coast Guard and the Transportation Security Administration.

A BBC Spokesperson said: “BBC Northampton's Twitter account was hacked this morning.

"The tweet was removed quickly, as soon as we realised the situation. We are investigating and taking steps to ensure this does not happen again.”