WASHINGTON, Nov 10 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- The White House was briefly placed under lockdown on Monday following two separate security incidents near Lafayette Park, just north of the presidential residence, reported Xinhua.
In one incident, a car mounted the pavement and struck an information sign, while in the other, an individual jumped a barricade near the park’s north-western corner.
Video footage posted on social media showed a silver sedan driving onto the pavement just north of Lafayette Park, which lies directly north of the White House.
The driver was seen struggling with Secret Service officers and National Guard personnel.
“The driver was combative with law enforcement but was quickly placed under arrest,” the Secret Service said in a statement, as quoted by NBC Washington.
“Around the same time, a second individual jumped a barricade near the north-western corner of Lafayette Park. That individual was also quickly placed under arrest.”
The identities of the two individuals and their motives were not immediately clear.
The White House remained under lockdown for about half an hour before normal operations resumed.
-- BERNAMA-XINHUA