Two Israeli embassy staff shot dead near Jewish museum in Washington DC

 We're getting more details from the police news conference we mentioned earlier.

"We have not had any prior interactions" with the suspect, says DC Metropolitan Police chief Pamela Smith.

Smith tells reporters: "We don't see anything in his background that would have placed him on our radar."

"Our joint terrorism task force is working very closely with the FBI to ensure that we can do a deep dive into his background

         



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