The White House is on a lockdown after a plane entered restricted space on Tuesday, the CNN has reported.

Fighter jets were mobilised immediately, and they scrambled over the unauthorised aircraft.

The North Lawn of the White House has been since been cleared, and pedestrian traffic in the area restricted

NBC reports that North American Aerospace Defense Command has tasked aircraft to respond to the security alert.

Reporters trying to enter have been told there is an ’emergency,’ tweeting that agents have locked everything down and begun blocking roads around the Capitol in Washington DC.

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The lock down has been lifted. DoD says all is good and aircraft not dangerous.

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