Pentagon closed for shooting “several” wounded – Summary 3

The headquarters of the US Department of Defense was closed on Tuesday at noon (Argentine time) after gunshots were fired near its entrance which left “several” victims, authorities reported.

The county fire department where the pentagonal building and the armed forces headquarters are located reported that “several patients” were being treated, but did not say whether they had been shot or the severity of their injuries. reported CNN.

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The incident took place near a platform where buses stop that is near the subway station that almost reaches the doors of the Pentagon, the Pentagon Protection Agency reported in its account. Twitter.

In a statement, the Pentagon said the building, located in Arlington County, Virginia, across from Washington DC, the nation’s capital, was closed due to “police activity” nearby.

Metro lines have been ordered not to stop at the Ministry of Defense station due to an ongoing police investigation.

Report by Cynthia Zak.