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Asharq Al-Awsat
Asharq Al-Awsat
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Asharq Al-Awsat

White House Condemns Killing of Al Jazeera Reporter

Palestinians carry the body of Al Jazeera reporter Shireen Abu Akleh, who was killed in an Israeli raid, in Ramallah, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank May 11, 2022. (Reuters)

The White House on Wednesday strongly condemned the killing of Al Jazeera reporter and Palestinian American Shireen Abu Akleh and called for an investigation into her death.

The reporter was shot to death during an Israeli raid in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday.

White House deputy press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, speaking to reporters on Air Force One as President Joe Biden flew to Illinois, said "we call for a thorough investigation into her death."

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