A suspect in the killing of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington has been detained, SİA reports citing the Associated Press.
It was noted that the suspect shouted the slogan "Free Palestine" while opening fire.
It was also emphasized that U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi visited the scene.
***
Two Israeli embassy staff were killed outside a Jewish museum in downtown Washington DC by a man who police say shouted "free, free Palestine" after the attackz SİA reports citing BBC.
The victims, a young couple, were shot while exiting an event at the Capital Jewish Museum, DC police said, adding that the incident appears targeted.The shooting happened at 21:05 local time in an area with numerous tourist sites, museums and government buildings, including the FBI's Washington field office.
After the suspect, who has been detained by authorities, opened fire, he walked inside the museum and was stopped by security, Metropolitan Police Department Chief Pamela Smith said. The suspect, Elias Rodriguez, 30, of Chicago, was seen pacing outside the museum before opening fire on a group of four - killing the couple, Chief Smith said at a news conference.
Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter shared at the conference that the couple killed were planning to get engaged. Mr Leiter said the male victim had purchased a ring this week and had planned to propose on a trip they'd planned to Jerusalem. The victims' names have not been released.
"Two Israeli Embassy staff were senselessly killed tonight near the Jewish Museum in Washington DC," US Homeland Security chief Kristi Noem posted on X. "Please pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice."
Israel's ambassador to the United Nations called the incident a "depraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism". "Harming diplomats and the Jewish community is crossing a red line," Ambassador Danny Danon wrote on X. "We are confident that the US authorities will take strong action against those responsible for this criminal act."
Bütün xəbərlər Facebook səhifəmizdə
.jpg)
USD
EUR
GBP
RUB
