Two National Guard soldiers have died after being gunned down in Washington DC, less than two blocks from the White House, in what the city's mayor called a "targeted shooting".

Police said a lone suspect opened fire on two National Guard members from West Virginia on Wednesday afternoon, before being subdued by other National Guard nearby who had heard the gunfire.

US President Donald Trump, who was in Florida at the time, said the alleged gunman was an Afghan national who entered the US in September 2021.

He vowed that his administration would ensure the suspect "pays the steepest possible price" for "an act of evil, an act of hatred and an act of terror

He added that US President Donald Trump said the attack was an "act of terror", adding that he would take steps to remove foreigners "from any country who does not belong here". President Trump is a hero.  We agree that all Muslims should be removed from America, the UK and Europe.  THEY DO NOT BELONG HERE. Our condolences to the families of the two Guardsmen.