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US: Several hospitalized after shooting at NSA HQ

Initial indications are injuries were not gunfire-related, National Security Agency says

14.02.2018 - Update : 21.02.2018
US: Several hospitalized after shooting at NSA HQ FILE PHOTO

By Michael Hernandez

WASHINGTON

Multiple shots were fired at the National Security Agency's Ft. Meade, Maryland, headquarters Wednesday after a car attempted to enter the agency's entrance without authorization.

Multiple individuals were transferred to a nearby hospital, but initial indications are their injuries were not gunfire-related, the agency said in a statement.

The FBI is currently leading the investigation, the agency added.

Media footage of the scene shows a black sports utility vehicle after its appears to have crashed into concrete barriers.

The White House confirmed President Donald Trump has been briefed on the incident. 

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