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May 22, 2025 5:35 PM - The Canadian Press
Prime Minister Mark Carney says he is "devastated and appalled" by the killing of two Israeli embassy staff in Washington yesterday.
The two staff members were leaving an event at a Jewish museum when they were shot and killed.
Police said the suspect yelled, "Free, free Palestine" after his arrest.
In a post on social media, Carney says this was a targeted attack against the Jewish community and he condemns it "in the strongest terms."
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says her thoughts are with the families of the victims, their colleagues and the Jewish community.
She says antisemitism and the "violence and fear it brings are beyond deplorable and must stop."
