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Bomb Threat at the White House
The White House is currently under lockdown due to a bomb threat
.@SecretService investigating suspicious package near @WhiteHouse grounds. Road closures in effect.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 28, 2017
USSS is investigating suspicious package; security perimeter established & members of the public & media are being moved to safe a distance
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) March 28, 2017
Other sources say it is a bit more complicated than that
BREAKING: Secret Service tells me a man approached the White House and claimed to have a bomb
— Trey Yingst (@TreyYingst) March 28, 2017
And Fox reports
The source said the man was outside the fence by the White House when he told officers he had a bomb in the bag. Officers apprehended the man, and are now inspecting the bag.
The agency said on Twitter that road closures are in effect and a security perimeter has been established.
The Secret Service said “members of the public & media are being moved to safe a distance.”
Reporters and visitors have been cleared off the North Lawn.
The incident is the latest security episode, including a string of fence-jumpers, in recent weeks.
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Source: http://www.redstate.com/streiff/2017/03/28/breaking.-bomb-threat-white-house/
