White House locked down in security alert: witnesses

WASHINGTON": The White House was locked down in a sudden security alert Monday after a man set off firecrackers outside the gates, hours after a gun massacre at a US naval base in Washington. ...

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White House locked down in security alert: witnesses
WASHINGTON": The White House was locked down in a sudden security alert Monday after a man set off firecrackers outside the gates, hours after a gun massacre at a US naval base in Washington.

Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan confirmed to AFP that the man set off firecrackers, discounting some earlier reports that shots were fired, in a incident that scrambled security teams at the White House. (AFP)