US EditionShooting suspect worked with CIA and the US government in Afghanistan before coming to US, CIA Director Ratcliffe says
- On Wednesday at 2.15 p.m., two West Virginia National Guard members were critically wounded near the White House and the suspect was taken into custody.
- CIA Director John Ratcliffe said the suspect had served as a member of a partner force in Kandahar, a role that ended shortly following the chaotic evacuation.
- Authorities identified the suspect as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, and intelligence sources say he had ties to U.S. government entities including the CIA.
- Following the attack, officials ordered immigration and security reviews as President Donald Trump called the attack a `heinous act of terror` and USCIS paused Afghan-related applications.
- Law enforcement say they are probing possible terrorism links, with the FBI leading the investigation and prosecutors stating the suspect will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
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The United States is treating the shooting of two National Guard members near the White House as a terrorism investigation, FBI director Kash Patel said on Thursday. Patel added that the suspected shooter, an Afghan national, had previously worked in Afghanistan alongside US forces and intelligence. What's the latest on the Washington shootings? "It is an ongoing investigation of terrorism," Patel told reporters, a day after the shooting left bo…
National Guard shooting suspect served alongside US army in Afghanistan: US media
A man suspected of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House was an Afghan national who had served alongside American troops in Afghanistan, US media reported Wednesday, as Washington labelled the incident an "act of terror." Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, opened fire and wounded the soldiers on patrol Wednesday afternoon, before he was shot and hospitalized, The New York Times, CBS, NBC and others reported. Without naming him, US Hom…
Alleged National Guard Shooter Worked with CIA
The Afghan national accused of shooting two National Guard members is believed to have worked with United States government agencies. CIA Director John Ratcliffe told Fox News that 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal entered the United States under the Biden administration. “In the wake of the disastrous Biden withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Biden administration justified bringing the alleged shooter to the United States in September 2021 due to …
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