By Admin 
Two National Guard soldiers have been shot near the White House, both are in critical condition. US President Donald Trump has strongly condemned it, calling it a heinous attack and a terrorist act. Apart from this, Trump has instructed the Pentagon to deploy 500 additional soldiers in the US capital.
These soldiers of the West Virginia National Guard were ambushed on Wednesday afternoon, just a few blocks away from the White House. The campus was immediately locked down after the attack and law enforcement agencies are investigating the area. Let us tell you that at the time of this incident, Trump was in his Mar-a-Lago club in Florida.
‘This is a crime against our entire nation’
US President Donald Trump said in a video address that on the eve of the Thanksgiving holiday, two members of the National Guard serving in Washington DC were shot in a deadly ambush just steps from the White House. He said that this is a crime against our entire nation and this is a crime against humanity.
There will be strict investigation of Afghan citizens
US President Donald Trump said that under former President Joe Biden, every alien who entered America from Afghanistan will be re-examined. On the incident of shooting at National Guard members, Trump said that DHS believes that the suspect had entered the US from Afghanistan in 2021. With this announcement by Trump, the problems of Afghan citizens living in America will increase further, because they will now have to undergo strict investigation.
a suspect in custody
A suspect named Rahmanullah Lakanwal, 29, has been taken into custody after being injured in the firing. Lakhanwal, an Afghan citizen, reportedly came to America in 2021. A Justice Department official said the shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism.
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