WASHINGTON: A van smashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday, police said, forcing a shutdown of the area in downtown Washington during morning rush hour. Police did not immediately release information on the driver of the vehicle that crashed into a gate at Lafayette Square, just north of the White House and typically filled with tourists and office workers. Washington has been under heightened security amid the US-Israel war on Iran.

Metropolitan Police Department were assisting the Secret Service in conducting a preliminary investigation

WASHINGTON: A van smashed into a security barricade near the White House early Wednesday, police said, forcing a shutdown of the area in downtown Washington during morning rush…

One person is in custody Wednesday after authorities said his vehicle crashed into a temporary barrier near the White House. No injures were reported.