The president of the USA, Donald Trump, has assured in the early hours of Thursday that the murder of two members of the Israel Embassy in the US when they were outside an event in Washington DC, was “obviously” fruit of “anti -Semitism.”
“These horrible DC murders, obviously based on anti -Semitism, must end, and! Hate and radicalism have no place in the US. My condolences to the families of the victims. It is so sad that things like these can happen. May God bless you all! “Trump published in his social Truth account.
The two deceased were outside the Jewish Museum of the capital, where an event of the American Jewish Committee (AJC) was being held, when they were shot. The Department of the Metropolitan Police and the FBI continue to investigate the event.
Police, who recommends avoiding the area surrounding the enclosure, informed that they are already working on clarifying this event, occurred in front of the FBI local office in Washington, and that is coordinating with the Israel embassy.
“Two employees of the Israel Embassy were murdered without a meaning tonight near the Jewish Museum of Washington DC (…) we are actively investigating and working to obtain more information to share them,” said US Secretary of National Security, Kristi Noem, in an X publication.
Officials of the FBI local office itself indicated in networks that “there is no threat to public security” currently in the area.
According to US media, an armed man shouted “free Palestine” while being arrested in front of the aforementioned museum and one of the victims was initially transferred to a local hospital in critical condition.
The executive director of AJC, Ted Deutch, confirmed that his committee had organized this event, which was destined to bring together Jewish professionals between 22 and 45 years with the diplomatic community of Washington. EFE
