US EditionFBI investigating Israeli Embassy staffers’ slayings as ‘act of terror’
- Elias Rodriguez, a 30-year-old man from Chicago, is accused of fatally shooting a pair of Israeli Embassy employees on Wednesday evening at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C.
- Rodriguez entered the museum during an event featuring leaders from 30 embassies and was detained after chanting "Free, free Palestine," with authorities suspecting he acted alone.
- The victims, Yaron Lischinsky, an Israeli research assistant, and Sarah Milgrim, an American embassy employee, were preparing to get engaged with Lischinsky having purchased a ring this week.
- On Thursday morning, FBI agents conducted a raid on Rodriguez’s residence in Chicago, deploying around 10 marked vehicles and armed personnel, while his employer AOIA denounced the "horrific crime" and expressed their willingness to assist with the investigation.
- The shooting drew condemnation from groups like CAIR and calls for equitable attention to all victims of violence amid ongoing regional conflicts, highlighting complex political tensions involved.
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