| White House in lockdown as person jumps fence |
A MAN draped in an American flag jumped over the fence of the White House while President Barack Obama was inside with his family celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday, US media said.
He was quickly stopped by Secret Service agents after breaching a barricade and jumping over the fence on the North Lawn that was recently refitted with 18cm spikes to make it harder to vault over, CNN said.
The man was immediately apprehended and taken into custody pending criminal charges, the Secret Service said in a statement. The incident took place about 2.45pm local time.
US President Barack Obama and his family was at the White House to celebrate the US holiday, according to his public schedule.
A photo by the official White House photographer posted online earlier in the day showed Obama making phone calls to members of the US military.
Secret Service officers had their guns drawn and were accompanied by K-9 units, according to two CNN photojournalists who saw the incident.
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