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Questions Linger as FBI Probes Ft. Meade Scare

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The FBI is working to figure out what led two men dressed in women's clothes to ram a security gate at the National Security Agency headquarters at Maryland's Fort Meade Monday.

The men were driving a stolen SUV after a night of partying and ignored officers' orders to exit the area.

"The driver failed to obey an NSA Police officer's routine instructions for safely exiting the secure campus. The vehicle failed to stop and barriers were deployed," the NSA director of strategic communications Jonathan Freed said.
    
Police fired on the SUV, which then rammed into a police vehicle injuring one officer. One suspect was killed at the scene and the other was injured.

"The incident has been contained and is under investigation," Col. Brian Foley, Fort Meade garrison commander, said in a statement.
 
"The residents, service members, and civilian employees on the installation are safe. We continue to remain vigilant at all of our access control points," he added.
    
Meanwhile, federal authorities say Monday's incident is not terror-related, with one senior U.S. official calling it a "local criminal matter."
 
"We are working with the U.S. Attorney's Office in Maryland to determine if federal charges are warranted," the FBI said in a statement  "We have no further information at this time to release."

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