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Police say 'no threat' at US Capitol after evacuation

Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): The US Capitol complex was evacuated by authorities out of an abundance of caution due to the activity of a nearby aircraft, the US Capitol Police said in a statement.

ANI Apr 21, 2022 05:41 IST googleads

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Washington [US], April 21 (ANI): The US Capitol complex was evacuated by authorities out of an abundance of caution due to the activity of a nearby aircraft, the US Capitol Police said in a statement.
Capitol Police initially issued the evacuation order at 6.32 pm on Wednesday evening (local time) in an alert saying that law enforcement was "tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex."
"The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening. There is no threat at the Capitol," USCP said via Twitter on Wednesday.
USCP released an earlier statement ordering the evacuation of the Capitol, its visitor center, congressional office buildings, the Library of Congress and other nearby buildings due to a "probable threat to the Capitol Complex" posed by an aircraft being tracked.
The evacuation was prompted by a single-engine aircraft with parachutists participating in a Washington Nationals baseball game, CNN reported, citing two people directly familiar with the matter. (ANI)

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