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US Secretary of Homeland Security pledges to bring โdepraved perpetratorโ to justice.
Two staff members of Israelโs embassy in the United States have been shot dead, US authorities have said.
The embassy workers were fatally shot on Wednesday outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, DC, according to authorities.
US Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said the staff had been โsenselessly killedโ in an attack near the museum.
โWe are actively investigating and working to get more information to share,โ Noem said in a statement.
โPlease pray for the families of the victims. We will bring this depraved perpetrator to justice.โ
The American Jewish Committee, which had hosted an event at the museum, said it was โdevastated that an unspeakable act of violence took place outside the venueโ.
โAt this moment, as we await more information from the police about exactly what transpired, our attention and our hearts are solely with those who were harmed and their families,โ the organisation said.
US Attorney General Pamela Bondi said she was at the scene of the shooting and was โpraying for the victims of this violence as we work to learn moreโ.
Danny Danon, Israelโs ambassador to the United Nations, called the shooting a โdepraved act of anti-Semitic terrorism.โ
Police have not provided details about a suspect or motive in the attack.
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