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Two Israeli embassy staff killed in Washington

Police officials announced that suspect shouted "Free Palestine" while being arrested.

Two Israeli embassy staff were shot and killed in front of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington on Wednesday night. Police officials announced that suspect shouted "Free Palestine" while being arrested.

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(Photo: Police officers work at the site where, according to the U.S. Homeland Security Secretary, two Israeli embassy staff were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)

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