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Employees at the US Department of Defense headquarters in the Washington suburb of Arlington were ordered to stay put after reports of possible gunfire and injuries at the station, whose entrance is located a few dozen meters from the building's main doors.

"The Pentagon is currently closed due to an accident at the train station, and we are asking people to avoid the area," the Pentagon's security force said in a statement on Twitter. the Pentagon called on residents to stay away from the scene of the accident until the circumstances of the accident and its motives are established, and indicated that the metro station was closed, as well as buses near the building.

Earlier, local newspaper Politico quoted Uriah Orland, a spokesman for the US Department of Defense, as saying that the Pentagon was now closed due to a shooting incident near a nearby metro station. he added that the Pentagon Forces Protection Agency sent out an alert after the incident, asking all personnel to remain in the building.

Arlington County Emergency Services said there were "several casualties" at the scene, without providing additional information. the official account of the police forces responsible for protecting the Ministry of Defense stated in a tweet on Tuesday evening that the ministry "mourns the tragic loss of a police officer who was killed in an incident that occurred this morning at the Pentagon. Our hopes and prayers accompany the policeman's family. More details about the officer will be announced later, after notifying the relatives." ".

The ministry did not give details of the incident, but the Associated Press quoted officials as saying that a police officer was killed, outside the ministry building, after he was stabbed during an outbreak of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon, while one of the suspects in the accident was shot by law enforcement authorities and died in the scene of the accident.

While the circumstances of the shooting, which occurred near the Pentagon, are still unclear, CNN previously reported that the officer was shot in the accident.

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and he added "I have ordered half a flagpole to be raised over the Pentagon Reserve in honor of his loss...This slain officer died in the line of duty, helping to protect the tens of thousands of people who work at - and who visit - the Pentagon on a daily basis.this tragic death today is a stark reminder of the dangers they (the officers) face and the sacrifices they make. We are forever grateful for that service and courage that you rendered," Lloyd emphasized.

The statement indicated that "the investigation is still underway to determine the circumstances surrounding today's incident. We must let this investigation proceed without hindrance and without guesswork."