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White House Lifts Lockdown After Suspicious Package Scare
May 31st, 2016 | 06:11 AM | 833 views
WASHINGTON
The White House has resumed normal operations after being partly on lockdown due to a suspicious package thrown over its north fence earlier on Monday, a NBC news report said.
A woman allegedly throwing the package was immediately taken into custody and currently under the investigation, local reports said.
The incident happened at around 12:15 p.m. eastern time, a few minutes after U.S. President Barack Obama arrived at the White House following a visit to Arlington National Cemetery where he attended a Memorial Day service and placed a wreath on the Tomb of the Unknowns.
This is the second time the White House has been on lockdown this month. On May 20, a man brandishing a weapon was shot down by U.S. Secret Service near an outer perimeter checkpoint of the White House, leaving the compound closed for nearly one hour.
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