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Washington’s shot: Donald Trump condemns “horrible murders” motivated by “anti -semitism”

A shooting occurred in front of the Jewish Museum of Washington this Wednesday, May 21 at night, killing two people: a man and a woman used by the Israeli embassy in the United States.

The president of the United States, Donald Trump, described the murders of two agents of the Israeli embassy to the United States on Thursday, May 22, May 22, May 22, May 22, which occurred by the Jewish Museum in Washington.

“These horrible murders in Washington, obviously motivated by anti -Semitism, must stop, now!”, He reacted on his social network of truth. “Hate and radicalism do not take place in the United States,” he added.

The two victims, a man and a woman, employed by the Israel Embassy in the United States, left the Jewish museum at night when a man approached a group of four and opened fire, said Metropolitan Police Pamela Smith at a press conference reports Associatsy Press (AP).

A suspicious arrested

A suspect, identified as Elias R., 30, from Chicago, was arrested by the police. It was observed in the process of hundreds of steps outside the museum before the shooting, said Pamela Smith.

During his arrest, the man sang “Liberation, released the Palestine,” added the Head of the Metropolitan Police. Police do not believe there is a persistent threat to the community.

FBI agents complete the scene outside the capital of the Jewish museum after a shooting that killed two dead in Washington, DC, May 21, 2025. © Alex Weblewski

Local Police and FBI have indicated “having intervened in the place”adding that “there is no threat to public security.” The shooting occurred in front of the FBI local office in Washington, located near the museum.

“The FBI staff is on the site and collaborates with the Metropolitan Police to intervene. We will soon publish a statement and share more information as soon as possible,” wrote the FBI spokesman Ben Williamson.

Israel’s ambassador, Yechiel Leiter was not present at the time of the shooting, said an embassy spokesman CNN.

Author: Orlane Edouard with AFP
Source: BFM TV

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