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One dead, one injured after car rams gate at National Security Agency

Authorities say there were two men, disguised as women, in the vehicle. The headquarters of the US spy agency are located in Maryland, about 20 miles northeast of Washington.

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A police officer stands guard at a gate to Fort Meade directing a vehicle to turn away after a vehicle rammed a gate to the National Security Agency, Monday, March 30, 2015 in Fort Meade, Md.
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Security guards reportedly shot one man dead and seriously wounded a second outside the headquarters of the National Security Agency in Maryland this morning. The men allegedly tried to ram a vehicle into the entry gate at Ft. Meade.
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Guards shot one man dead and seriously wounded a second when they tried to ram a vehicle into the entrance gate at the Fort Meade, Maryland, headquarters of the National Security Agency on Monday, news reports said.

Federal law enforcement officials told Reuters that two people in a car tried to ram the spy agency's gate and initial indications are that at least one was seriously injured. The motive was unknown but the incident was not related to terrorism, the officials said. The FBI is investigating.

One federal law enforcement official told Reuters the incident appeared to be a local criminal matter.

White House Principal Deputy Press Secretary Eric Schultz said: "The President has been briefed on this morning's incident at the National Security Agency and will be updated as appropriate."

NBC, quoting sources, said the men, disguised as women, were in a stolen car. A guard shot at least one of the men and a gun and drugs were found in the vehicle, a Ford Escape.

The NSA is investigating the incident, which occurred about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Washington, NBC said.

Television helicopter video footage showed two damaged vehicles outside the gates and at least one person in uniform being wheeled to an ambulance.

One of the vehicles was marked 'police' on the side and had its hood up. The other, a dark vehicle, had front-end damage.

An NSA spokeswoman had no immediate comment. Spokesmen for Fort Meade and Anne Arundel County Police referred questions to the spy agency.

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