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The plane, as it later became known, carried the team of acrobatic paratroopers. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi: Federal Aviation Administration negligence, outrageous mistake
The circling flight of a small lowflying aircraft over the Capitol Hill area caused moments of panic in the Capitol. The congress buildings, which were mostly empty on the day off, as well as those of the library and the botanical garden were evacuated as a precaution. But in the end it turned out to be a false alarm. The constant presence of one aircraft, a 19passenger DHC 6, which departed from the Andrews military base in Maryland and began to fly over the naval area at 6:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Italian time) at 6:30 p.m. (9:30 p.m. Italian time) at The police and the federal security agencies meet suspicious yard, in Washington, staying at an altitude of about a thousand meters and a speed of 160 kilometers per hour.
The Capitol was evacuated tonight as a precaution.
There’s no threat in the Capitol.
More details to come. pic.twitter.com/7qqxqQyzlD
US Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 20, 2022
The plane was later revealed to be carrying the Black Knights aerobatic skydiving team, which was expected at the Washington Nationals baseball stadium for a pregame performance between the hosts and the Arizona Diamondbacks. The small plane made at least six circuits around America’s most heavily armored area before flying south toward the stadium. Capitol Hill, Capitol Police said that evening, had been evacuated because of excessive precautions. There is no more danger.
US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi condemned the US Air Force Agency’s apparent negligence in alerting the acrobatic paratroopers on the plane, which prompted police to evacuate the Capitol in Washington and what she called an unnecessary panic trigger. The Federal Aviation Administration’s apparent failure to notify the United States Capitol Police Department of its planned route to nearby Nationals Stadium, where a military ceremony was being held, is outrageous and unforgivable, Pelosi said. The needless panic caused by this apparent neglect was particularly damaging to those still dealing with the trauma of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, he said, adding that Congress will investigate what went wrong today and who in the Federal Aviation Administration will be held responsible for this egregious and frightening mistake.
April 21, 2022 (Modification April 21, 2022 | 03:02)
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