[h=1]'Occupy' protesters suspected of throwing smoke bomb over White House fence[/h]
WASHINGTON – The Secret Service was responding Tuesday night to an escalating protest that may have involved one or more smoke bombs being thrown over the White House fence.
An estimated 1,000 protesters have gathered. No arrests have been made, but authorities are on alert.
The Secret Service also deployed a robot to check out the devices on the North Lawn. No one is currently allowed to leave through the North Gate, but those with the right access can go through the White House and leave through the South Gate.
The Obamas were at dinner celebrating Michelle Obama's birthday, but they have since returned to the White House without difficulty.
The tense scene outside the White House follows an earlier protest on the West Lawn of the Capitol, in which several hundred protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement decried the influence of corporate money in politics and voice myriad other grievances.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ke-bomb-over-white-house-fence/#ixzz1jmYfCWgP
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WASHINGTON – The Secret Service was responding Tuesday night to an escalating protest that may have involved one or more smoke bombs being thrown over the White House fence.
An estimated 1,000 protesters have gathered. No arrests have been made, but authorities are on alert.
The Secret Service also deployed a robot to check out the devices on the North Lawn. No one is currently allowed to leave through the North Gate, but those with the right access can go through the White House and leave through the South Gate.
The Obamas were at dinner celebrating Michelle Obama's birthday, but they have since returned to the White House without difficulty.
The tense scene outside the White House follows an earlier protest on the West Lawn of the Capitol, in which several hundred protesters affiliated with the Occupy Wall Street movement decried the influence of corporate money in politics and voice myriad other grievances.
Read more: http://www.foxnews.com/politics/201...ke-bomb-over-white-house-fence/#ixzz1jmYfCWgP
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