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The Secret Service says a suspicious package found on the northeast grounds of the White House has been declared safe.

Secret Service spokesman Ed Donovan says the package was spotted around 3 p.m. and was cleared at 5:10 p.m. He declined to say what type of package it was, or whether any arrests were made.

He says Lafayette Park and Pennsylvania Avenue by the White House were closed to the public during the investigation, but have been reopened.