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The White House was locked down after an Occupy protester apparently threw a smoke bomb over its fence. Photo by bigpondnews.comcom
A suspected smoke bomb tossed over the fence of the White House caused a temporary lockdown of the compound late on Tuesday, as hundreds of Occupy protesters had gathered outside the gates.
People inside the White House were initially prevented from leaving but were later released through a side exit.
No arrests have been made over the incident, Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie has said. A majority of the protesters had left the area earlier.
The Obamas were at dinner celebrating Michelle Obama's birthday when the incident occured, but they have sunsequently returned to the White House without difficulty, Fox News reports.
Earlier, protesters from the Occupy movement gathered at the congressional buildings to protest against the influence of large corporations on lawmakers.
Rodney Mims Cook Jr., the newly appointed chairman of the U.S. Commission on Fine Arts (CFA), is overseeing the project for the new White House Ballroom
The White House drew comparisons between recent deadly Russian strikes on Kyiv and Ukrainian attacks on Russian infrastructure during a briefing in Washington on August 28
The Trump administration has rejected Russian President Vladimir Putin’s suggestion to establish a temporary government in Ukraine under the supervision of the United Nations and multiple countries
The White House has issued an executive order barring federal support for gender transition procedures for minors
The newly elected President of the United States, Donald Trump, was welcomed to the White House by the outgoing president, Joe Biden, who congratulated him on his election victory
The White House has issued a statement affirming President Joe Biden's commitment to maintaining cooperation with Israel until the complete eradication of the radical Palestinian group Hamas from the Gaza Strip
Despite the US-imposed naval blockade targeting Iranian-linked maritime traffic through the Strait of Hormuz, several sanctioned vessels have continued to pass through the strategic waterway
The European Union has agreed on a major overhaul of its steel import regime, effectively doubling tariffs in an effort to protect domestic producers from what officials describe as a growing wave of low-cost foreign, particularly Chinese, exports
U.S. President Donald Trump has again escalated rhetoric beyond the ongoing war with Iran, suggesting that Cuba could become Washington’s next target
Hungary’s incoming prime minister Péter Magyar has signaled that his government will not obstruct the European Union’s €90 billion loan for Ukraine, while making clear that Budapest itself will not participate in the mechanism
The United States has moved forward with a major escalation in its conflict with Iran, enforcing a naval blockade on all Iranian ports as of Monday, targeting traffic through the Strait of Hormuz
The introduction of the euro in Bulgaria has so far produced only a limited and largely one-off effect on consumer prices, according to an analysis by the European Central Bank
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