Driver detained after White House 'bomb scare'
Source: BBC
Driver detained after White House 'bomb scare'
2 hours ago
From the section US & Canada
One person is in custody after a car drove up to a White House checkpoint on Saturday night, the US Secret Service has said. Security at the White House was immediately upgraded. CNN reported the driver claimed to have a bomb. The vehicle has been declared suspicious and nearby streets have been closed off. US President Donald Trump was at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida at the time of the incident.
The Secret Service, which handles White House security, said the driver had approached a "checkpoint located at 15th Street and E Street NW" at around 23:05 local time (03:05 GMT). The individual was then detained by officers.
The episode was the second scare to hit the White House on Saturday, after a person earlier jumped over a bike rack in a buffer zone in front of the residence. White House spokesman Sean Spicer tweeted that the unnamed person had been unable to make it into the grounds, and praised the "great response" by the Secret Service.
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