White House Under Lockdown After Unattended Package Found

Donald Trump has left the White House earlier in the day to attend a rally in Arizona.

The White House was placed under lockdown on Tuesday after a suspicious package was discovered near the North Fence of the complex.

"Secret Service and DC Police Department responding to an unattended package near the North Fence of the White House Complex," the US Secret Service said in a tweet.

Pedestrian traffic along Penn Ave between 15th & 17th and the area of LaFayette Park is restricted due to law enforcement activity.

— U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) August 22, 2017

Media reports suggested that US President Donald Trump had left the White House earlier in the day to attend a rally in Arizona.

Later, US Secret Service and DC Police Department cleared the unattended package near the north fence.

More details awaited.