White House ditutup selepas kenderaan rempuh penghadang keselamatan

White House ditutup serta merta selepas seorang pemandu merempuh penghadang keselamatan di perkarangan bangunan pentadbiran itu.

Ketika kejadian, Presiden Amerika Syarikat (AS) Donald Trump sedang menerima kunjungan rasmi daripada Perdana Menteri Australia, Malcolm Turnbull.

Pemandu wanita yang tidak diketahui identitinya segera ditahan oleh pegawai perkhidmatan rahsia AS.

BREAKING: An individual driving a passenger vehicle struck a security barrier near the White House at 17th & E.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018

Walaupun wanita terbabit telah ditahan, pegawai terus menutup perkarangan White House dan kawalan keselamatan dipertingkatkan.

UPDATE: The female driver of the vehicle was immediately apprehended by Secret Service Uniformed Division Officers.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018

UPDATE: No law enforcement personnel were injured during the incident involving a vehicle hitting a barrier near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018

UPDATE: No shots were fired during the vehicle incident near the White House.
— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) February 23, 2018

Tiada tembakan dilepaskan atau kemalangan jiwa dilaporkan berlaku.