US EditionFBI probes motive after National Guard troops injured
- Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan national, is the suspect in the shooting of two US National Guard members near the White House, according to multiple sources.
- DC Police Chief Jeffrey Carroll stated that investigators have no information on a motive for the shooting.
- President Donald Trump called the shooting an 'act of terror' and urged a re-examination of Afghan immigrants who entered the U.S.
- Trump pointed out that Lakanwal arrived in the U.S. in 2021 on evacuation flights as the Taliban took over Afghanistan.
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FBI probes gunman’s motive in ambush shooting of Guard soldiers | Honolulu Star-Advertiser
WASHINGTON >> Investigators led by the FBI’s joint terrorism task force sought clues today to what drove an Afghan immigrant to open fire on two National Guard soldiers mere blocks from the White House in what officials called an “ambush” attack on Thanksgiving eve.
Afghan national charged in Guard ambush shooting drove across U.S. to carry out attack, officials say
An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence. The guard members had deployed to the nation’s capital and were shot Wednesday afternoon.…
After shooting two National Guards in Washington, President Donald Trump speaks of a terrorist act. The suspect is from Afghanistan and came to the United States in 2021.
Washington national guard shooter linked to the US intelligence, CIA director says
On 26 November, an Afghan national allegedly shot and wounded two national guards in Washington DC. That the guardsmen were deployed as part of Donald Trump’s nationwide immigration purge is an imperial blowback story in itself. But there’s more to this one. Quite a lot more, in fact. In 2021, thousand of Afghans who’d worked for the occupation forces during the war were brought to the US. That’s well known. But reports are now saying alleged sh…
Washington, United States. The suspect of shooting two National Guard soldiers near the White House in Washington on Wednesday is an Afghan citizen who collaborated with U.S. forces in Afghanistan, according to the authorities. This is what is known about the man suspected of the attack that Donald Trump described as a “terrorist act.” The federal prosecutor for the District of Columbia, Jeanine Pirro, identified the shooter as Rahmanullah Lakan…
DC National Guard shooting | ‘Suspect drove across US…’: Jeanine Pirro breaks down dramatic timeline
US Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed the names of the National Guard soldiers shot in Washington, D.C. During a media briefing, Pirro confirmed that the suspect has been identified as Rahmanullah Lakanwal, a 29-year-old Afghan who entered the U.S. under former President Biden’s 'Operation Allies Welcome,' established following the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan. She stated that Lakanwal drove from Washington state before carrying out the attack …
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