'Shooting' at NSA headquarters in Maryland

fort meade - At the headquarters of the American intelligence service NSA in the state of Maryland, Wednesday may have been shot. Many police units and other emergency services are on site. According to American media, three people were injured. The situation was quickly under control, the authorities reported.

The local police confirms an incident on Twitter at the NSA, but states that the intelligence service itself investigates the case. The nearby motorway is closed. According to news channel CBS, an SUV was called to stop at one of the visitor entrances. On images that the transmitter has spread bullet holes in the car can be seen. A person from the car would have been arrested.

The head office of the NSA is located on the site of Fort Meade, a US military base in the state of Maryland. There are also many other security and intelligence services there. President Trump has been notified of the incident, the White House reports.