Man climbs White House fence
16/03/2007 20:51  - (SA)  

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Washington - An unidentified man scaled a White House fence on Friday, prompting a security lock down on the White House compound, said the secret service.

The man climbed over the fence on the northeast side of the White House grounds and was taken into custody, said secret service spokesperson Eric Zahren.

The secret service disclosed no other information.

More than an hour after the incident the White House gates remained closed and a building housing the White House press corps off Lafayette Square was locked down.

Members of the media were not allowed to leave the building, and the regular White House briefing was delayed until the area could be secured.

- AP

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