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               Joint Base Andrews Near Washington Lockdown Lifted

   by VOA News

   The lockdown placed on Maryland's Joint Base Andrews has been lifted
   after reports of an active shooter on Thursday morning.

   Officials gave an "all clear" for the base with the exception of
   Malcolm Grow Medical Center. No other information was immediately
   available.

   Joint Base Andrews, near Washington, was placed on lockdown shortly
   after 9 a.m.

   Officials posted messages on Twitter and directed all personnel to
   shelter in place.

   "The incident is ongoing at the Malcolm Grow Medical Facility. First
   responders are on-scene now. All personnel continue to shelter in
   place," the tweet read.

   The Malcolm Grow Medical Facility is a surgery center.

   "The base was scheduled to conduct an active shooter exercise, however,
   reports of a real-world active shooter situation were reported at
   Malcolm Grow medical facility," officials shared online.

   Joint Base Andrews is the home of the president's aircraft, Air Force
   One, and other units. The base is in Prince George's County, Maryland,
   east of the U.S. capitol city.


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