India, Nov. 27 -- Two members of the West Virginia National Guard were shot just blocks away from the White House on Wednesday, an incident that left the country in shock. The suspect has been taken into the custody, and has reportedly been identified as an Afghan migrant.

Both the injured soldiers are in hospital and their condition remains critical, said Federal Bureau of Investigation chief Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser during a press conference.

United States President Donald Trump was not present in DC at the time of the shooting. He was in Florida ahead of Thanksgiving.

(With inputs from wires)

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