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Smoke bomb thrown into White House
Wednesday January 18, 2012 11:48:21 AM,
IANS
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Washington: A smoke
bomb was hurled inside the White House complex, prompting the
Secret Service to deploy a robot to check it out. President Barack
Obama and his wife were not at home, media reports said.
A "smoking object" was thrown over the White House fence late
Tuesday, and authorities were investigating it, CNN quoted US
Secret Service spokesman George Ogilvie as saying.
The president and his wife Michelle Obama were not in the White
House as they were celebrating her birthday at a restaurant a few
blocks away.
Ogilvie said the unidentified object was thrown during a protest.
Occupy protesters rallied at the White House, Capitol Hill and at
the Supreme Court Tuesday.
Fox News reported that one or more smoke bombs may have been
thrown over into the heavily-guarded White House.
The Secret Service also deployed a robot to check out the devices
on the North Lawn.
The Occupy movement began in September seeking action against
unequal distribution of wealth.
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