http://www.11alive.com/news/usnews_article.aspx?storyid=77637White House Package Harmless
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A man tossed a suspicious package onto the North Lawn of the White House on Wednesday, setting off a security alert, and was taken into custody, the Secret Service said.
After a remote-controlled device was used to probe the package, the Secret Service determined it was not hazardous and sounded the all-clear shortly after noon, about an hour after the incident began, officials said.
"This individual has a done a similar act in the past and he is in custody," Secret Service spokesman Tom Mazur said.
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"Normal security protocols are in place," Mazur said while the package was being investigated.
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