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.

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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

FBI Director Kash Patel and

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