White House goes into security lockdown after toddler breaks in

An adventurous toddler sent the White House into security lockdown when he broke into the grounds

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by Kayleigh Dray |
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The Secret Service has confirmed that the perimeter of the White House was breached on Thursday evening — by a tiny and adorable interloper.

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The toddler, name unknown, escaped his parents, squeezed through a fence and arrived in a secure area of the White House lawn at around 8pm ET before being rounded up by Secret Service agents.

Secret Service spokesman Edwin Donovan said in a statement provided to White House reporters: "We were going to wait until he learned to talk to question him, but in lieu of that he got a timeout and was sent on way with parents."

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The unexpected intrusion came on the very same day President Obama gave the green light to US air strikes on ISIS militants in Iraq if they were needed to protect American personnel.

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He said air strikes would be used on militants near the city of Irbil if a threat was perceived.

However US troops will not be sent back into Iraq.

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