White House Lockdown: Secret Services Close Grounds After 'Security Breach' - What We Know So Far

(MENAFN- Live Mint) The White House was thrown into a brief lockdown on Tuesday afternoon following a security breach at the premises of the official residence of President Donald Trump.

The Secret Service implemented a full lockdown of the White House grounds and temporarily closed Pennsylvania Avenue to traffic.

Here is what we know so far about the White House lockdown:

• The White House was put under a brief lockdown following an incident in the midday, after a 'phone' was supposedly thrown over the security fence.
• Secret Service agents responded to reports of an object being hurled over the North Lawn fence. The incident prompted immediate action.
• White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavit confirmed the incident to reporters, saying that“somebody threw their phone over the fence”. However, she did not provide additional details on the incident.

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• The Secret Services reached the White House promptly and implemented a full lockdown of the grounds of the official residence of the POTUS. The agency also temporarily closed Pennsylvania Avenue to traffic. The security measures were lifted by 11:56 am, allowing journalists to return to the North Lawn.
• Members of the press corps, who were waiting to speak with Education Secretary Linda McMahon during her Fox News appearance, were quickly escorted into the James S. Brady Briefing Room as agents secured the area.

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• Following the lifting of the White House lockdown , reporters were permitted to reassembled at 12:20 pm in the Palm Room ahead of President Donald Trump's scheduled departure for an event in Pennsylvania.
• The lockdown was lifted after authorities found the object thrown over the fence to be non-threatening. However, it is unclear if the government is taking action against the person behind the incident. The White House has not yet issued an official statement regarding the matter.
• This is not the first time a security breach has been reported from the White House this year. Earlier, a child had crawled through the North Lawn fence and attempted to enter the White House.
• The incident also comes exactly a year after an assassination attempt on US President Donald Trump during one of his rallies in Pennsylvania.

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