The White House and the Capitol were briefly locked down Tuesday morning after a small aircraft apparently violated restricted airspace in D.C., according to multiple media reports.NORAD confirmed it scrambled a couple of jets to respond to the incident and that senior officials are monitoring the situation. In a tweet, NORAD said the “plane is not considered hostile at this time.”
The evacuations at the Capitol were ordered as a precaution and lasted about half an hour.
The report of a possible aircraft in restricted airspace came in shortly before 8:30 a.m., Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki said in a statement. She said Capitol Police began monitoring the situation and decided to restrict access to Capitol Complex buildings “in an abundance of caution.”
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The evacuations at the Capitol were ordered as a precaution and lasted about half an hour.
The report of a possible aircraft in restricted airspace came in shortly before 8:30 a.m., Capitol Police spokeswoman Eva Malecki said in a statement. She said Capitol Police began monitoring the situation and decided to restrict access to Capitol Complex buildings “in an abundance of caution.”
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The White House and the Capitol were briefly locked down Tuesday morning after an aircraft apparently violated restricted air space. But a NORAD helicopter did not find anything.
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