{"id":2004203,"date":"2023-08-17T19:53:08","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:53:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-driver-who-fled-iraq-dodges-bullets-on-dc-streets\/"},"modified":"2023-08-17T19:55:18","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T23:55:18","slug":"uber-driver-who-fled-iraq-dodges-bullets-on-dc-streets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-driver-who-fled-iraq-dodges-bullets-on-dc-streets\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraqi Uber driver narrowly escapes gunfire in Washington, D.C."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fuber-driver-who-fled-iraq-dodges-bullets-on-dc-streets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2004203&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Washington, \u200cD.C., Uber driver&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/marine-being-investigated-for-speaking-at-save-america-rally\/\" title=\"Marine being investigated for speaking at Save America Rally\">harrowing escape<\/a> from danger<\/h2>\n<p>A Washington, D.C., Uber driver\u2062 who fled Iraq found himself in the midst of a terrifying incident\u2063 on the streets of the nation&#8217;s capital \u200bover the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>The incident took place near the Cathedral \u2064of St. Matthew the Apostle, \u200ba bustling\u2064 area known for its <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/snopes-posts-bogus-pro-aoc-fact-check-ends-up-exposing-its-left-wing-bias\/\" title=\"Snopes Posts Bogus Pro-AOC \u2018Fact Check,\u2019 Ends Up Exposing Its Left-Wing Bias\">office buildings<\/a> and popular\u2064 nightclubs.<\/p>\n<h3>A brush with danger<\/h3>\n<p>Omar al Furaiji was \u2064driving two passengers when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/uber-driver-who-fled-iraq-dodges-bullets-on-dc-streets\/\" title=\"Iraqi Uber driver narrowly escapes gunfire in Washington, D.C.\">bullets suddenly\u200b rained<\/a> down on their car, shattering the windshield.<\/p>\n<p>Alarming footage captured by a \u200ddashboard \u200ccamera was shared on X,\u2064 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/zuckerbergs-attempt-to-take-down-musks-twitter-is-tanking-further-and-further-each-day-data-shows\/\" title=\"Zuckerberg's bid to defeat Musk on Twitter is failing more each day, data reveals.\">social \u2062media platform<\/a> \u200dformerly known as Twitter, and quickly went viral.<\/p>\n<p>The video shows \u2062al Furaiji and his passengers instinctively ducking for cover as gunshots rang out behind them.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s like something out\u200d of a movie,&#8221; al Furaiji said. &#8220;Time seemed to stand still. I can&#8217;t even put it into words.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The identities of\u200b the\u2062 shooters and their motives remain unknown.<\/p>\n<p>A\u200b miraculous escape<\/p>\n<p>Tragically, at least \u2063one person lost their life in the shooting. As for al Furaiji, who had fled Iraq to escape war, he sustained injuries from shattered glass.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I am grateful to God for my survival because \u2063it was an incredibly close call,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I still can&#8217;t believe I made it out\u2062 alive. When I watched the video later on, \u2062I kept looking at myself, \u200bsearching for any signs of \u2062injury, just trying to convince myself\u2064 that I&#8217;m really here. Somehow, God saved me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Several other vehicles were also damaged in the shooting.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"link\">Click here<\/a> to read \u2064more from The Washington Examiner.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Uber driver from Washington, D.C., who escaped Iraq, faced gunfire in the city this weekend. 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