In USA, a van smashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday, police said, forcing a shutdown of the area in downtown Washington during morning rush hour.The vehicle struck a gate at Lafayette Square, just north of the White House, which is an area normally bustling with tourists and office workers. A driver has been detained after crashing a van through a White House barricade, cops said. The van plowed through the security barricade at Connecticut Avenue and H Street, Northwest, just before 6:30 a.m..
Several streets in Washington DC are now locked down — police tape and a heavy law enforcement presence surrounding the area due to a suspicious vehicle
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The driver who plowed a van into a barricade near the White House is being questioned https://t.co/H9gOCgW8I2 pic.twitter.com/Le6gkHsgqG
A Secret Service investigation is underway, and the driver is being questioned. No injuries have been reported so far.
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