From ABC News:
DEVELOPING: White House placed on lockdown; cause not yet known; reporters being told to stay in press area – @marykbruce
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 17, 2014
The cause appears to be an unattended package:
The White House is on lockdown due to an unattended package on the north fence line
— Steph Haberman (@StephLauren) July 17, 2014
BREAKING: @jonkarl reports The White House on lock down due to "unattended package" by the fence line of the North Lawn
— Gio Benitez (@GioBenitez) July 17, 2014
UPDATE: "Unattended package" on fence line of North Lawn at White House has forced lockdown – @jonkarl
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) July 17, 2014
One thing’s for sure: This has been one heck of a day.
https://twitter.com/Matthops82/status/489860587367571456
https://twitter.com/kansasalps/status/489861135030841344
Ok. What the hell with today… RT @ABCPolitics DEVELOPING: White House placed on lockdown; cause not yet known
— Aaron Nagler (@AaronNagler) July 17, 2014
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Ok world, enough for one day
— Michael van Poppel (@mpoppel) July 17, 2014
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Update:
US Secret Service: White House still in condition yellow after discovery of second unattended package.
— Patrick Terpstra (@PatrickTerpstra) July 17, 2014
https://twitter.com/jjclo/status/489873503068254208
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Update:
#BREAKING Secret Service tells me White House is no longer on lockdown. Tourists are now at gate @nbcwashington pic.twitter.com/51G7OYuRYq
— Shomari Stone (@shomaristone) July 17, 2014
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