Breaking - Bomb threat at the White House

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[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Breaking - Bomb threat at the White House

Posted: 3/22/2006 8:15:34 AM EDT

on Fox news now

Someone threw a package over the fence

suspect in custody

Posted: 3/22/2006 8:17:25 AM EDT

[#1]

whoops

Headline on Fark: *newsflash* "White House gates sealed from lobbyists due to suspicious package that probably doesn't contain cash"

BTW no explosives were found:

Man held for tossing harmless package at White House
6 minutes ago
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A man was taken into custody after throwing a suspicious package over the White House fence on Wednesday but no explosives were found, the Secret Service said.

Tom Mazur, spokesman for the Secret Service, said a similar incident had occurred before. Officials proceeded with bomb investigating procedures as a precaution though past incidents involving have not involved explosives.

Police sealed off the front gates of the White House and a bomb squad converged on the area to investigate the object.

President George W. Bush was not at the White House at the time and the grounds were not evacuated.

Mazur said the package was thrown along the north fence line of the White House but was found to be harmless. "That package has been rendered safe," he said.

Police cleared Lafayette Park across the street from the White House. A small remote-controlled robot checked out what appeared to be a small white package.

Reporters and camera crews were ordered inside the White House press room and could only monitor the situation by peering through the windows.

Bush had just left by helicopter from the White House south lawn, heading off on a trip to West Virginia, when the package was spotted.

"You press guys get to stand behind this clear wall of potential shrapnel, OK? Helen, you're in front"

Posted: 3/22/2006 8:17:34 AM EDT

[#2]

I missed it

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