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A van smashed done a information barricade adjacent the White House aboriginal Wednesday (March 11, 2026), constabulary said, forcing a shutdown of the country successful downtown Washington during greeting unreserved hour.
The operator was taken into custody and determination were nary reported injuries pursuing the pre-dawn incidental astatine Lafayette Square, conscionable northbound of the White House.
The Secret Service, which handles statesmanlike security, said successful a connection it was “looking into a suspicious vehicle. The operator of the car has been detained and is being questioned.”
Washington has been nether heightened information amid the U.S.-Israel warfare connected Iran.
Police closed disconnected respective large streets astir the White House, halting authorities employees and metropolis workers from getting to their offices, portion postulation congestion snarled the area.
Dozens of exigency vehicles with flashing lights were connected the country arsenic tourists and residents waited for streets to reopen, checking their phones for the latest updates.
