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Person in Custody After Trying to Climb White House Fence

<p>Park Police and Secret Service have taken an individual into custody after the person tried to climb the White House fence.</p>

According to an official with the United States Secret Service, an individual attempted to climb the White House fence Friday afternoon, prompting a lockdown.

The person was taken into custody by Park Police and Secret Service Officers.

An all-clear has been issued.

The Secret Service official said the climber had two bags in his possession. Officers on scene declared the bags "suspicious" and called the Metro Police Deptartment's Explosive Ordinance Division to screen them.

The security official tells NBC News that there is nothing that suggested the bags were dangerous but that this process is normal protocol.

President Barack Obama is traveling today in Michigan, where he signed the new farm bill.