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Ambush Near White House: Two National Guardsmen Shot - Suspect in Custody

Two National Guard members were shot near the White House in a targeted ambush; an Afghan national is in custody and the FBI has opened a terrorism probe while officials order reviews of vetting and boost security in Washington

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500 - Additional National Guard troops ordered to Washington D C

Quote

"If they can’t love our country, we don’t want them" — President Donald Trump

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