DHAKA: A man has jumped the White House fence and was attacked by Secret Service dogs, a Secret Service spokesman said, in the second incident to happen in a few weeks.

Video released on Wednesday showed Secret Service agents surrounding the man on the north lawn of the White House, which was put on lockdown, reports Al-Jazeera.

"Dogs got him," the spokesman said, referring to the intruder.

It was not clear if US President Barack Obama or members of his family were inside the White House during the latest incident.

On September 19, an intruder armed with a knife jumped a fence and sprinted across the official residence of the US president, and managed to ran inside the building.

The incident prompted a review of the security measures at the president's residence, and the eventual resignation of the head of the Secret Service.

BDST: 0908 HRS, OCT 23, 2014