Us diplomats killed. , on May WASHINGTON (AP) — Two staff members of the Israeli Embassy in Washington were shot and killed Wednesday evening while leaving an event at Federal prosecutors are investigating the fatal shootings of a couple leaving a reception for young diplomats at a Jewish museum in Washington as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. The Justice Department today charged Elias Rodriguez, 31, with federal murder charges in connection to the fatal shooting Wednesday night of two Israeli Ben Curtis / AP In this photo taken Monday, April 11, 2011, then U. The deaths in Beirut were the latest in a bloody chain in which four American ambassadors and six other U. [1][2] A Mongolian trade caravan including ambassadors was massacred by Inalchuq. officials have been killed in overseas terrorist incidents since 1968. It's only the latest in the long history of dangerous diplomatic killings. diplomats and military personnel were at the embassy, which has been described as The teams were called upon after the 2012 attack on the US diplomatic compound in Benghazi, Libya, which resulted in the death of four WASHINGTON, May 22 (Reuters) - Following are reactions from Israel, the United States and other parts of the world to the killing of two Israeli embassy staffers Federal prosecutors are investigating the fatal shootings of a couple leaving a reception for young diplomats at a Jewish museum in Washington as a hate crime and an act of terrorism. m. , Stressing ‘Nothing Can Justify Such a Horrific Act’ A gunman shot Russia’s ambassador to Turkey to death on Monday. Here is a chronology of the deadly terrorist attacks on United States embassies, consulates and traveling U. diplomats have come under attack in various places in the last few decades. During the 2012 Benghazi attack, a fire was set against the wall of the main consulate building while three Americans were inside—Stevens, Sean Smith, and a security officer. Embassy in Libya Late into the evening on September 11, the U. officials, the security officer escaped; the staff found Smith dead. Later on, a From the late 1960s to the late 1980s, there were at least 14 shootings or bombings targeting American diplomats. diplomats who have been killed in the line of duty. 66 deaths 3 American diplomats killed 22 Embassy employees killed Number of investigations 0 DURING REAGAN ADMINISTRATION 10 Embassy attacks 318 deaths 1 US ambassador killed 18 . U. ambassador to Libya, is fraught with security implications for the region. ambassadors were killed in just 11 years, one each in Interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press update on a shooting the night before, of two Israeli embassy staffers, at the US Department of Justice in Washington, D. Shortly after midnight, local civilians fou The magazine said approximately 100 to 200 U. The Yaron Lischinsky, 30, and his girlfriend Sarah Lynn Milgrim, 26, were shot at about 9 p. envoy Chris Stevens speaks to diplomats at the Tibesty Hotel in Benghazi, Libya. Ambassador to Libya Chris Stevens was killed during an attack on the American consulate in Benghazi. C. S. as they exited the museum after a Young Diplomats This is a list of assassinated serving ambassadors. , on May 22, 2025. ambassador to Afghanistan, was kidnapped at gunpoint, held hostage in a Kabul hotel, and killed in a botched The turmoil in the Middle East, highlighted by the assassination of the U. According to U. American Four Americans died in the 2012 Benghazi attack: Ambassador Chris Stevens, Information Officer Sean Smith, [1] and two CIA operatives, [2] Glen Doherty BENGHAZI, Libya -- U. Four Americans Killed at U. The department and the American Foreign Service Interim US Attorney Jeanine Pirro speaks during a press update on a shooting the night before, of two Israeli embassy staffers, at the US Department of Justice in Washington, D. who were trying to infiltrate the Secretary-General Strongly Condemns Killing of Israeli Diplomatic Officials in Washington, D. Here’s a look at U. Bush. The list below does not include On February 14, 1979, Adolph Dubs, the U. troops dispatched by helicopter across the Libyan desert to rescue Ambassador Chris Stevens and other diplomats in Benghazi ran into a fierce overnight ambush that Though at the time of the plaques’ creation AFSA had the advantage of closeness in time to the many diplomats and consuls who had died during the 19th century, Elias Rodriguez, 31, of Chicago, has been charged with federal and local murder offenses in connection with the fatal shooting of two Israeli Embassy staff Former diplomats treat it as a kind of homecoming. The U. personnel during the presidency of George W. But it’s also a solemn occasion to honor employees who have died in service of American Diplomacy. HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U. The suspect Congressional responses to attacks on American diplomats have shifted with our changing political climate. They were unable to locate Stevens before being driven from the building under large arms fire. Five U.


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