US capitol and White House have been evacuated

[spiveyrat]

details are still coming out...

[pirate44]

drudge headline


SMALL PLANE 'OFF COURSE' CAUSES RAW ALARM IN WASHINGTON... WHITE HOUSE, CAPITOL WERE EVACUATED... A guard in the West Wing of the White House shouted at reporters, "Go down into the basement." "Leave, run," security officers shouted to staff and reporters at the Capitol. "This is not a drill," guards shouted as they moved people away from the building.... location.

[spiveyrat]

The "all clear" has been given. My guess is there probably was an aircraft encroaching on restricted airspace.

[LH Panther Mom]

A pilot and a student pilot were released without criminal charges Wednesday after their plane flew within three miles of the White House, prompting evacuations throughout the capital, officials said.

http://www.cnn.com/2005/US/05/11/evacuation/index.html

[kaorder1999]

im not a pilot but come on....even i know that if were flying a plane I cant go near the white house. And come on....when some f-16's begin shooting warning flares at me im turning around and looking to land quick!