*WASHINGTON: The US Secret Service on Friday reported a vehicle rammed intoa security barrier near the White House, and the driver has beenapprehended.*
“An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier nearthe White House at 17th & E,” the Secret Service said in a statement.
“The vehicle did not breach the security barrier of the White Housecomplex.”
The White House was placed on lockdown and armed uniformed agents could beseen running to positions.
President Donald Trump was in the building at the time, having hostedAustralian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.
“The female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by SecretService Uniformed Division Officers,” the statement added. – APP/ AFP