Hot Tip: Don't Leave Your Backpack In Front of the White House

Another suspicious package scare shut down Lafayette Park for about 45 minutes this afternoon. The call came in just before 3:45 p.m., and the package was cleared by 4:30, the AP via WTOP reports. The culprit? A tourist left a backpack in front of the White House gate.

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