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Two Israeli embassy employees killed in Washington shooting
US media reported that two Israeli embassy employees were killed in a shooting near the Jewish Museum in Washington.
US police confirmed the arrest of the suspect in the shooting incident. The Washington Police Chief stated that a suspect is in custody, adding, "The suspect was seen walking around outside the museum before the shooting and was later arrested by security personnel."
According to US police, "The suspect in the killing of Israeli embassy employees in Washington shouted 'Freedom for Palestine' during his arrest."
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations, Danny Danon, stated that "the shooting outside the Jewish Museum in Washington was an anti-Semitic terrorist act."
Danon stated that he spoke with US President Donald Trump after the shooting.
According to the Israeli Embassy in Washington, the two embassy employees killed outside the city's Jewish Museum were "shot at close range."
Ted Deutch, CEO of the American Jewish Committee, confirmed to ABC News that the committee had organized an event at the museum on Wednesday evening, adding, "We are shocked by this heinous act of violence that occurred outside the venue."
The US Secretary of Homeland Security, Sarah Sanders, confirmed that "two Israeli embassy employees were killed in a shooting near the Jewish Museum in Washington."
US media reported that the suspect in the killing of the Israeli embassy employees in Washington shouted "Freedom for Palestine" during the attack.
According to CBS, the two dead were an Israeli diplomat working at the embassy and his wife. They were shot as they left the Jewish Museum, and the attack appears to have been pre-planned.
The network explained that other embassy employees were also injured in the shooting.
The mayor of Washington confirmed that "there is no active threat after the shooting of Israeli embassy employees."
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