Video footage published online half an hour later claimed to depict crews in hazardous materials suits lining up 2 miles north of the White House.
CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller alleged later that a suspicious package had been thrown over the White House fence.
Claims emerged since that President Barack Obama arrived shortly before his residence entered into lockdown mode.
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