Biden says Israeli killing of US-Turkish activist appears to be ‘accident’

US President Joe Biden speaks to reporters as he departs from the White House in Washington, U.S., September 10, 2024. (REUTERS)
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  • "Eygi's family in the US released a statement saying “we are deeply offended by the suggestion that her killing by a trained sniper was in any way unintentional"

WASHINGTON: President Joe Biden said Tuesday that Israel’s killing of a US-Turkish activist during a protest in the occupied West Bank last week appeared to have been an accident.
“Apparently it was an accident — it ricocheted off the ground, and she got hit by accident,” Biden told reporters, hours after US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said the killing was “unprovoked and unjustified.”