Man arrested for scaling fence near White House as bomb squad deployed amid protests
The secret service of the United States arrested a man after climbing a door in the US Treasury building in Washington DC, because the police used a bomb team to investigate a ‘suspicious package’ near the White House.
Officers took the region under the cordon and limited pedestrian and vehicle traffic as experts from the explosive regulation unit of the Metropolitan Police Department, and examined the object left by an unidentified man on the sidewalk around 14.30 on Sunday.
The Treasury building is right next to the White House on the Pennsylvania Boulevard, but President Donald Trump took part abroad at the Scotland meeting. European Union Chairman of the Commission Ursuala von der leyen.
The authorities ultimately concluded that the bag was not an explosive device, the secret service spokesman said in a statement and the roads were reopened.
The suspect was later accused of illegal entry and an extraordinary order. He was taken to a local hospital for a medical assessment.
It remains unclear what the motivation of the man could be to scale the fence to the treasury building.
However, a few hours after the arrest of hundreds of protesters gathered outside the White House to protest the blockade of the Gaza Strip. According to Anadolu Agency.
The group walked from Lafayette Square to the President’s house to end the blockade and demand the US support for Israel.
Some even exhibited photographs of children who died in Gaza without malnutrition and revived the deaths of the Palestinians who were killed to search for food.
A bomb team was deployed to investigate what the authorities call the ‘suspicious package’ located near the White House
The secret service confirmed that the package was just outside a security environment near Executive Mansion.
Officers took the region under the cord and restrict the traffic of pedestrian and vehicle as an expert from the Explosive Regulation of the Metropolitan Police Department (EOD) unit.
Organizer Hazami said that the protest in Instagram would ask ‘for food for Gaza, for unlimited help, to stop the humanity and dignity of the Palestinians by Israel’ to stop being taken or robbed ‘.
He also called on the White House to help the ‘doing his work’ and end the blockade.
However, while the protest continued, President Trump promised the US additional food aid to fight hunger in Gaza.
He also complained that the United States did not receive credit for the help provided by the region and promised to put pressure on other nations to do more.
Trump, “ People do not know this – and we certainly did not get any approval or we did not thank, but we contributed 60 million dollars to food and materials and everything else. ”
“ I hope the money comes there, because you know, this money is taken. Food is taken. We’il do more, but we’ve given a lot of money. ‘
Nobody accepted. Nobody talks about it, ‘he complained.
And when you do this, it makes you feel a little bad. And you know, your other countries don’t give anything. ‘
Fear came a few hours after the White House gathered outside the White House to protest the blockade of hundreds of protesters to the Gaza Strip.
Some of the protesters revived the deaths of the Palestinians who were killed to look for food
In the organizer’s hazami bay, Instagram said that the protest was designed for food, unlimited help for Gaza, for unlimited help, to stop the reciprocating or peeling of the Palestinians by Israel.
“The US will receive more help for Gaza, but we want other countries to participate,” he said.
“At least it would be nice to thank,” Trump continued.
His statements followed Israel’s 10 -hour ‘tactical’ pauses to allow the food aid delivery in the negotiations for a ceasefire that will release the hostages of Hamas after the 7 October attack on Israel.
October 7, 2023 After Hamas began his attacks on Israel, he made other allowances to help since he started his attacks. However, blockade and difficulty for people to move and access food and medicine have led to the reports of widespread hunger.
‘If we weren’t there, I think people would have died of hunger – frankly they would have died of starvation. And it doesn’t seem to eat well, but most of the food is stolen by Hamas. You know, they play food. They’re stealing a lot. You send him in and playing, then they sell, ” he said.
