Several people were injured in the shooting near the Pentagon

Several people were injured in the shooting near the Pentagon, the building of the US Department of Defense in Washington. This is reported by the CNN TV channel with reference to eyewitnesses

It is reported that a blocking procedure was introduced in the building of the department after someone opened fire at a transport stop, which is part of the complex of the Ministry of Defense.

“So far, we only confirm the very fact of blocking,” Chris Lyman, a spokesman for a security agency in the department, told reporters.