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Emergency vehicles are seen outside the Pentagon (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Emergency vehicles are seen outside the Pentagon (Andrew Harnik/AP)

Emergency vehicles are seen outside the Pentagon (Andrew Harnik/AP)

An officer has died after being stabbed during a burst of violence at a transit station outside the Pentagon in Washington DC, law enforcement officials said.

A shooting resulted in the Pentagon being locked down for more than an hour.

A Pentagon officer who was stabbed later died, according to officials.

More details about the violence were expected at a Pentagon news conference.

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