Washington: White House reporters were evacuated from the media briefing room in the middle of press conference by the presidential spokesperson Josh Earnest, after law enforcement agencies received a bomb threat call.

The reporters who were escorted to the nearby Eisenhower Executive Building yesterday by Secret Service were allowed to re-enter the White House and the press briefing room about half an hour later, after it was found safe. President Barack Obama remained inside his Oval Office and the First Lady Michelle and the family inside the White House while the Secret Service did their security sweep.