President Donald Trump was inside the White House when the male suspect climbed over the fence on the complex's South Grounds at 11:38pm on Friday, and uniformed officers arrested him, the Secret Service said in a statement. The entrance is near the part of the White House where the president resides. Neither the Secret Service nor the White House responded immediately to a request for further details. In April 2016, an intruder threw a backpack over the outer fence and then scaled it before getting arrested. Construction of the new 11-foot-7-inch fence, compared with the current 7-foot barrier, is due to begin by next year, the Secret Service said in January.

Source: bd News24 March 11, 2017 21:37 UTC