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White House on Lockdown Over Suspicious Package - Secret Service

© AP Photo / Andrew HarnikThe White House on the morning of the first full day of President Donald Trump's administration, in Washington
The White House on the morning of the first full day of President Donald Trump's administration, in Washington - Sputnik International
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The White House went on lockdown at 10:25 a.m. on Tuesday over a suspicious package, a Secret Service officer told journalists. Later in the day, the Secret Service spokeswoman said that a man who is suspected of bringing the package was detained.

The officer told reporters that the White House was going on lockdown and to stay inside.

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When asked about the reason for the lockdown, he replied a "suspicious package."

After an hour, the lockdown was lifted.

On March 19, a man approached the White House checkpoint and said he had a bomb inside his car.

Earlier in March, an intruder carrying a backpack breached the outer perimeter of the White House and was arrested by the US Secret Service near the south entrance to the residence.

It is not unheard of for intruders to scale the White House perimeter fence, and those that do are usually caught quickly and handed over to local police. The most serious recent security breach of the White House was in 2014, when an intruder with a knife jumped the fence, ran through the front door and made it all the way into the East Room, often used for receptions and addresses, before being tackled by security.

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