Is The White House Safe? Bomb Threat Marks Latest Security Scare Against Donald Trump
The White House was placed on lockdown Tuesday morning after a man reportedly approached the grounds and claimed to have a bomb. The Secret Service announced on its official Twitter feed that it was investigating a suspicious package on the White House's North Lawn, while reporters were cordoned off in the Press Room. The Secret Service confirmed it had a suspect in custody and that its probe was ongoing. The so far unidentified man, who had a warrant out for his arrest before Tuesday's incident, was taken into custody. The Secret Service reportedly deployed a "bomb robot" to investigate the package and set up a security perimeter.
Mar-28-2017, 17:41:48 GMT