White House Security Incidents: 2 Arrested After Car Mounts Sidewalk, Barricade Breached
President Donald Trump was at home during the incidents. The White House was placed on lockdown briefly and roads around the park closed.
Recommended For You Saudi-led coalition targets Houthi missile launchers used in attempted Riyadh attackA car crashed into the sidewalk that surrounds Lafayette Park just before 10am., a Secret Service spokesperson said in a statement.
"The driver was combative with law enforcement, but was quickly placed under arrest," it said. "Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the northwest corner of Lafayette Park. That individual was also quickly placed under arrest."
Secret Service said both incidents were under investigation.
It was not clear if the two were related.
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