Suspect in DC shooting is Afghan national, act being investigated as terrorism – reports

NBC News and CBS News, citing unnamed law enforcement sources, report that authorities believe the suspect in the shooting of two US National Guard troops in Washington, DC, is an Afghan national.

A Justice Department official tells Reuters the shooting is being investigated as an act of terrorism. NBC News also reports that authorities are treating the attack as potential terrorism, citing law enforcement sources.

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