Fort Meade: Gunshots from NSA headquarters

A vehicle has breached the barriers in front of the headquarters of the US foreign intelligence at Fort Meade. Terrorism excludes the FBI.

Fort Meade: Gunshots from NSA headquarters

A car has been stopped in an attempt to illegally penetrate site of US intelligence service NSA in Fort Meade. According to FBI federal police, three-man wagon was detained after first outer gate was driven through. Shots fell. In total re were three arrests and three injured, according to NSA but not by bullets.

"There are no signs of terrorism whatsoever," said FBI investigator Gordon Johnson. The objective of driver of car is investigated as well as unclear background of incident.

The three occupants were in custody, Johnson said. The three injured are one of car occupants, a policeman and a passerby. They came to hospitals. The NSA said situation was under control and re was no more security threat.

Television images from a helicopter showed a black SUV that is closely tied to white concrete barriers with NSA inscription. In windshield were bullet holes to detect, several airbags had opened to vehicle lying around objects.

According to White House, US President Donald Trump was constantly informed about incident. The NSA is largest foreign intelligence in United States.

Similar incident already 2015

Already three years ago re was a similar incident. At that time, policeman shot an SUV and injured rider. According to DenErmittlungen, two Nurversehentlich were caught on NSA site. It may be that calls to hold Widersetztensie because y had drugs.

The NationalSecurity agency is largest foreign intelligence in United States. Their powerful data centers are based on worldwide monitoring and decryption of electronic Kommunikationspezialisiert. The former intelligence agent Edward Snowdenhatte 2013 extent of her Spähaktivitätenoffengelegt.

Date Of Update: 15 February 2018, 12:03
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