WASHINGTON: The White House was briefly placed under lockdown on Monday following two separate security incidents near Lafayette Park, just north of the presidential residence, Xinhua reported.
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.
