India, Nov. 27 -- The United States President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that the two National Guard troops shot in Washington were "critically wounded", adding that the suspect who has been taken into custody by the police was also "severely wounded".

The National Guard troops were shot just two blocks away from the White House. The suspect was taken into custody shortly after the shooting.

The US President issued a warning and said that the "animal" who committed the crime "will pay a very steep price" despite his injuries.

"The animal that shot the two National Guardsmen, with both being critically wounded, and now in two separate hospitals, is also severely wounded, but regardless, will pay a very steep price," Trump wrote in a...