DHAKA: The Secret Service has gunshot an armed man outside the White House.

Police told that a man brandished a weapon at a security checkpoint near the building and was shot in stomach, BBC reports on Saturday (May 21).

However, the White House was briefly placed on lockdown after the shooting on Friday. 

President Barack Obama was golfing in Maryland at the time.

The man was transported to hospital with critical injuries, officials said.

Vice-President Joe Biden was in the White House at the time. He was taken to a ‘secure area’ during the incident, White House officials said.

The White House has seen a number of security incidents in recent years, prompting changes at the executive complex.

In April, Secret Service caught an intruder climbing over the White House fence.

BDST: 0921 HRS, May 21, 2016
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