White House placed on lockdown after airspace violation

WASHINGTON

The White House was briefly placed on lockdown Tuesday following an airspace violation.

The U.S. Capitol was also put on lockdown.

Security procedures were lifted after authorities cleared the incident of posing a potential threat, according to multiple reports.

This story is developing.
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