Heavy security presence outside CIA headquarters in Virginia

Record ID: 1984379

  • Title: Heavy security presence outside CIA headquarters in Virginia
  • Date: 19th March 2025
  • Summary: WASHINGTON, D.C., UNITED STATES (MARCH 16, 2024)(REUTERS) (SOUNDBITE)(English) LEE GELERNT, LAWYER WITH THE AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION (ACLU), SAYING: "So the Alien Enemies Act was enacted in 1798, and it's a wartime authority that can only be used when the United States is in a declared war with another nation or another nation is invading our country. It cannot be us
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  • Keywords: CIA CIA threat Langley
  • Location: LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • City: LANGLEY, VIRGINIA, UNITED STATES
  • Country: US
  • Topics: Crime/Law/Justice,North America
  • Reuters ID: LVA001011319032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text: A heightened security presence was seen out the headquarters of the CIA in Langley, Virginia on Wednesday afternoon (March 19).
    In a post on social media website, X, Fairfax County police described the unfolding scene outside the building complex as a "barricade event".
    There were no confirmed reports of gunfire, but various outlets reported the presence of an armed man at the CIA headquarters.
    (Production: Greg Savoy, Pavithra George)
  • Copyright Holder: REUTERS
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