Gunman shoots two Pentagon police officers

By Philip Sherwell in New York Published: 6:00AM GMT 05 March 2010

Pentagon Police Chief Richard Keevill speaks with reporters about a sharpened at the Pentagon in Washington, Photo: AP

The officers returned fire, severely injuring the attacker. All 3 were rushed to hospital, but the officers" injuries were described as "not hold up endangering".

The Pentagon, the world"s greatest bureau building, was put in lockdown for some-more than an hour, with nobody authorised to come in or leave the construction until the all-clear was given.

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Richard Keevill, the Pentagon military chief, pronounced it was not transparent if the man, who has not been declared but is believed to be an American citizen, had acted alone.

He declined to criticism on conjecture that the gunman, who non-stop glow after assumingly reaching in to his slot for a Pentagon pass, was wearing physique panzer division or uniform-style clothing.

"He didn"t contend a word," he told a press conference. "He walked up really calmly, no distress, no tension in his face. When he reached in to his pocket, they reputed he was reaching for a pass but he brought out a gun."

The rush-hour conflict happened at the opening to the massively fortified formidable subsequent to an exit from a transport station.

Following a redesign in the arise of the Sept 11, 2001, apprehension conflict on the Pentagon, transport passengers can no longer step off without delay in to the complex. Instead, they take a prolonged escalator float to the aspect from the subterraneous station, afterwards pass by a security check outward the doors of the building, where serve security awaits.

Police pronounced there was no evident pointer that the sharpened was an action of terrorism but, with report entrance in quickly, they haven"t ruled anything out.