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The White House grounds were evacuated on Sunday after the US Secret Service (USSS) discovered an “unknown item.”
“Officers of the United States Secret Service uniform division found an unknown item at the White House compound,” a USSS spokesman told Fox News Digital.
“As a precaution, the White House grounds were evacuated and the DC Fire Department’s Hazmat team responded,” the spokesman said.
The White House in Washington, DC. On Sunday, July 2, 2023, an “unknown item” was found on the property. (Yasin Ozturk/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
DC Fire and EMS were contacted to evaluate, USSS said.
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A hazmat team was called to the area of 18th St and Pennsylvania Ave. Secret Service units blocked roads around the White House.
USSS has not given more details about the “unknown item.”
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All road closures were later lifted, the spokesman said.
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