WASHINGTON – The presidential residence of the US has repeatedly been puton lockdown this year due to suspicious packages sparking security alerts.One such incident occurred in June, when a man dropped a backpack near thebuilding and attempted to escape from Secret Service personnel.
The White House was put on lockdown on Tuesday morning after suspiciousnoises were heard near and inside the building, CBS News WhiteHouse correspondent Mark Knoller reported, citing the United States SecretService.
According to him, the service reported sounds of falling scaffolding andvehicle backfire, but later announced that it had not discovered anythreats.
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Neither the White House , nor US President Donald Trump have commented onthe alleged incident so far. – Sputnik
