A drone crash-landed near the White House on Friday, the CBS news cited police as saying.

Police in Washington said that the drone's operators were flying it near the Washington Monument.

The drone went down on the Ellipse, a grassy area outside of the security perimeter near the White House South Lawn.

The two operators were issued criminal citations.
Authorities tell CBS News that there was no reason to believe the drone was connected to a terrorist threat.

Source: MENA