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USA: Information on many wounded, after the shootings in the Pentagon

It was put on alert earlier today, and for about an hour and a half, the Pentagon, due to an incident with short-range shootings, as reported by the security services of the Ministry of Defense.

At 10.40 local time, loudspeakers called the workers to stay inside the building, when many shots were heard from the nearby bus station, as broadcast by APE BPE. Around 12.10 the alarm expired but the neighboring metro and bus stations remain closed until further notice.

It is not yet clear what exactly happened. The Pentagon did not specify if there were any casualties, but the Arlington Emergency Management Agency, the community where the building is located and the U.S. military administration, said “many patients»To whom first aid was provided on the spot.

The Minister of Defense Lloyd Austin was not at the Pentagon at the time of the incident. He was informed, however, and “is regularly informed of all new developments,” said his spokesman, John Kirby.

Austin and Army Chief of Staff General Mark Millie were in the White House for their regular weekly meeting with President Joe Biden.

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