A Tennessee woman driving a white van on Friday intentionally drove into a White House security barrier but did not breach it, and she was immediately apprehended and put under arrest, the US Secret Service said. No shots were fired and no law enforcement personnel were hurt, the Secret Service said in a statement. “The female was again charged today with numerous criminal violations and transported to the Metropolitan Police Department,” the statement said, adding that normal operations had resumed at the White House complex. The White House was put on a temporary partial lockdown following the crash, which occurred shortly after a meeting there between President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull, who was still at the White House. The video showed a law enforcement officer checking the underside of the van with a mirror.

Source: Hindustan Times February 24, 2018 17:03 UTC