Man held over White House shooting

A man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a shooting near the White House, the US Secret Service said.

Wed, 16 Nov, 2011 - 20:50

A man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into a shooting near the White House, the US Secret Service said.

The Secret Service discovered yesterday that two bullets had hit the White House, one of them apparently cracking a window on the residential level while President Barack Obama was travelling.

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