THE White House was on lockdown after someone attempted to climb over the fence this evening.

The Secret Service rushed into action after someone jumped over a bike rack used as a barrier along the White House's north fence.

1 The White House was on lockdown after someone tried to scale a fence Credit: EPA

Secret Service responding to an individual who jumped the bike rack along the North Fence Line of Penn Ave. Suspect in custody. — U.S. Secret Service (@SecretService) May 16, 2017

It borders the President's grounds along the North Fence Line of Penn Avenue.

The suspect been taken into custody, the Secret Service's official Twitter account reports.

The incident happened at around 4.35pm.

No further information is available.

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