Vehicle Crashes Into White House Gate, Driver Arrested
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President Joe Biden was out of town at the time of the incident, and security officials did not say whether it was a traffic accident or intended as an attack.
US authorities detained a person near the White House on Monday who crashed a vehicle into an exterior gate of the presidential mansion complex, the Secret Service said.
President Joe Biden was out of town at the time of the incident, and security officials did not say whether it was a traffic accident or intended as an attack.
"Shortly before 6:00 pm (2300 GMT), a vehicle collided with an exterior gate on the White House complex. The driver has been taken into custody & we are investigating the cause & manner of the collision," US Secret Service spokesman Anthony Guglielmi said on X, formerly Twitter.
