The most dramatic moment in Washington since 9/11
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The most dramatic moment in Washington since 9/11
By EILEEN PUTMAN, Associated Press Writer 9 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace. Military jets scrambled to intercept the aircraft and fired warning flares. Two men in the aircraft were later taken into custody at a Maryland airport where the plane landed after a military escort, said Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer. "This appears to be errant pilots," he said. He said officials were concerned because the plane appeared to be "on a straight-in shot toward the center of the Washington area."
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the plane came within three miles of the White House. President Bush was not there at the time. Security officials in several other government buildings, including the Treasury Department and the
U.S. Supreme Court, ordered people to safer locations.
Bush was biking at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Beltsville, Md., McClellan said. Vice President Dick Cheney, in the White House, was moved to a "secure location" elsewhere, said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity. First lady Laura Bush and former first lady Nancy Reagan, who is staying at the White House for a special event at the Reagan building, also were evacuated and taken to a secure location. Congressional leaders were hustled from the Capitol by armed officers. The threat level at the White House was raised to red
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Capitol and White House were evacuated Wednesday after a small plane entered restricted airspace. Military jets scrambled to intercept the aircraft and fired warning flares. Two men in the aircraft were later taken into custody at a Maryland airport where the plane landed after a military escort, said Capitol Police Chief Terence Gainer. "This appears to be errant pilots," he said. He said officials were concerned because the plane appeared to be "on a straight-in shot toward the center of the Washington area."
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the plane came within three miles of the White House. President Bush was not there at the time. Security officials in several other government buildings, including the Treasury Department and the
U.S. Supreme Court, ordered people to safer locations.
Bush was biking at Patuxent Wildlife Research Center in Beltsville, Md., McClellan said. Vice President Dick Cheney, in the White House, was moved to a "secure location" elsewhere, said a senior administration official, speaking on condition of anonymity. First lady Laura Bush and former first lady Nancy Reagan, who is staying at the White House for a special event at the Reagan building, also were evacuated and taken to a secure location. Congressional leaders were hustled from the Capitol by armed officers. The threat level at the White House was raised to red
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From: Wheeler Army Airfield, HI
Originally Posted by The Raptor,May 12 2005, 11:48 AM
45,000 people had to be evacuated and those two F16s probably burned $200,000 of JP5. Why weren't those morons arrested?
