Alejandro Avila
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An emergency evacuation took place at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday when an unidentified aircraft, deemed a ‘probable threat’ by the Capitol’s security, sailed over the complex.
Capitol Police escorted officials out as they awaited additional information on the potential danger.
It turns out the aircraft was part of the Washington Nationals’ pre-game festivities, which featured U.S. Army Golden Knights descending into the stadium on parachutes.
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According to the AP, “a twin-engine plane took off from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland and had been circling inside heavily restricted airspace close to the Capitol when the alert was sent.”
Nationals Park is located roughly a mile from the Capitol.
The Capitol held its security amid the evacuation (around 6:50 p.m., EST) but reportedly did not call on its defense systems to target the aircraft.
Capitol Police states that they were not alerted of the pre-game demonstration.
The Nationals proceeded with Wednesday’s game as scheduled, taking on the Arizona Diamondbacks.
The D-Backs are up, 8-0, at the top of the fifth.
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It is frightening how incompetent the current administration is from top to bottom.
Its the kind of administration one would expect in a Mel Brooks movie. Except this is real life.
Bet they claim this was Military coup.
Maybe they can keep doing this and get the Capitol permanently evacuated.
Its another INsuRRecTiON! Quick, save AOC before she literally dies again!
These political hacks sure are worried about their personal safety but those of us on the southern border not at all.And what happens here is being shipped all over the country.
Right on!
Paranoid much really wow