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23rd Feb 2018

The White House is currently on lockdown due to security incident

Rory Cashin

The incident took place on Friday afternoon in the Washington DC.

Witnesses saw a commotion on the grounds of Donald Trump’s residence as security officers rushed to the scene.

According to NBC News, The White House went on lockdown on Friday evening, when a vehicle struck the security barrier outside the building.

Donald Trump is currently hosting Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at the White House and they are remaining inside the house while the incident is being investigated according to Associated Press.

The US Secret Service have been tweeting updates of the incident as it happened.

More to follow.

Photo credit – AFP/GETTY IMAGES