Fusillade à Washington : l’ambassade d’Israël visée, deux morts
WASHINGTON – 29 mai 2024 –
Mercredi, à Washington, une fusillade a coûté la vie à deux personnes, près du musée juif, selon des informations relayées par les médias.Qui sont les victimes ? Des employés de l’ambassade d’Israël, d’après plusieurs sources. Où l’incident s’est-il déroulé ? Dans la capitale américaine. Quand ? Le mercredi 21 mai. Pourquoi ? Les motivations restent à déterminer, mais l’ambassadeur d’Israël à l’ONU qualifie l’événement d’acte terroriste antisémite. Restez connectés pour plus d’informations sur cette tragédie.
The two victims, a man and a woman, were said to have been targeted on Wednesday outside the Jewish museum in the capital. The Israel Ambassador to the United Nations denounced “an act of heinous anti -Semitic terrorism”.
According to the Israeli daily Yediot Ahronota man and a woman were shot on Wednesday May 21 in the outside of the Jewish museum of Washingtonthe American federal capital, where an event organized by the American Jewish Committee was held. According to the CNN continuous information chain, these two people are linked to the embassy ofIsrael to UNITED STATES. Journalist Barak Ravik, from the Axios media, said they had been slaughtered at close range.
“Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy were killed in an insane way this evening near the Jewish Museum in Washington. We actively investigate “wrote Kristi Noem on the social network X.
Minister of Justice Pam Bondi said he arrived quickly on the scene. “I pray for the victims of this violence while we strive to know more”she just commented.
“Odious anti -Semitic act of terrorism”
FBI director Kash Patel confirmed that his team and himself had been informed of the shooting. “While we work with the metropolitan police to react and learn more, pray for the victims and their families immediately”he wrote on X.
The Israel Ambassador to the United Nations Danny Danon reacted to the information relayed by the media concerning the shooting, declaring in a press release on X: “The fatal shooting on the sidelines of the event held at the Jewish Museum in Washington, DC – during which employees of the Israeli Embassy were also injured – is an act of heinous anti -Semitic terrorism.”