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Unattended package found at White House

The Secret Service and Washington police are investigating a package left near a White House fence

US President Donald Trump was not at the White House Tuesday afternoon as he was travelling to Arizona for a visit to the border and a rally. Photo: iStockPremium
US President Donald Trump was not at the White House Tuesday afternoon as he was travelling to Arizona for a visit to the border and a rally. Photo: iStock

Washington: The Secret Service and Washington police are investigating a package left near a White House fence.

The Secret Service stated on Twitter Tuesday that, with local law enforcement, they were “responding to an unattended package near the North Fence of the @WhiteHouse Complex."

In a subsequent tweet, the Secret Service said that pedestrian traffic on Pennsylvania Avenue and in Lafayette Park was “restricted due to law enforcement activity."

A Secret Service spokesman said no further information was available.

President Donald Trump was not at the White House Tuesday afternoon. The president was travelling to Arizona for a visit to the border and a rally.

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Published: 23 Aug 2017, 12:26 AM IST
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