WASHINGTON — An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence at a time when the presence of troops in the nation's capital and other cities around the country has become a political flashpoint.

What You Need To Know • An Afghan national has been accused of shooting two West Virginia National Guard members just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence • The guard members had deployed to the nation's capital and were shot Wednesday afternoon • The FBI director and Washington's mayor say the guard members were hospitalized in critical condition • The suspect who is in custody also was shot and had wounds that were not believed to be life-threatening

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