...A passenger jet strayed into restricted airspace around the Capitol, triggering an evacuation of the complex and the scrambling of fighter jets from Andrews Air Force Base.
The Piedmont Airlines DC-9, en route to Reagan National Airport from Hilton Head, S.C., triggered security measures...
"Capitol Police are tracking an unidentified incoming aircraft. All persons in the U.S. Capitol, Hart, Dirksen, and Russell Buildings should evacuate now," read an alert sent to senators and staff.
A similar note sent to House inboxes advised that "an unauthorized aircraft has entered restricted airspace..."
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/46937.html#ixzz19qKozQX8
The Piedmont Airlines DC-9, en route to Reagan National Airport from Hilton Head, S.C., triggered security measures...
"Capitol Police are tracking an unidentified incoming aircraft. All persons in the U.S. Capitol, Hart, Dirksen, and Russell Buildings should evacuate now," read an alert sent to senators and staff.
A similar note sent to House inboxes advised that "an unauthorized aircraft has entered restricted airspace..."
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0111/46937.html#ixzz19qKozQX8
