German foreign minister shocked at killing of Israeli embassy staff

German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul expressed his shock on Thursday at the shooting dead of two Israeli embassy staff members in Washington.

"Anti-Semitic violence can never be justified," Wadephul said.

He was "shocked at the dastardly murder" of the two employees, he wrote on X, adding that his thoughts were with the families of the victims and colleagues in the Israeli Foreign Ministry.

The two victims were shot dead near the Capital Jewish Museum. According to Israeli ambassador to the US Yechiel Leiter, they were a young couple who were about to get engaged.

US police said the suspect has been arrested and that after the killings he allegedly chanted the slogan "free, free Palestine."