Twos Plane Scares Washington_资讯
two men have been taken into custody after their small plane entered restricted airspace over washington.
two men in a small aircraft have been taken into custody after their plane entered restricted airspace over washington on wednesday, prompting an evacuation of the white house and capitol hill.
capitol police chief terrance w. gainer said preliminary investigations suggest the plane may have just veered off course.
white house spokesman scott mcclellan says president president george w. bush was not at the white house during the evacuation, but his wife laura bush and vice president dick cheney were taken to a secure location.
people at several nearby government buildings were also ordered to evacuate.
a fighter aircraft scrambled and intercepted the plane and the alert ended about 15 minutes later as the secret service gave the "all clear" and allowed staff to return to their offices.
two men in a small aircraft have been taken into custody after their plane entered restricted airspace over washington on wednesday, prompting an evacuation of the white house and capitol hill.
capitol police chief terrance w. gainer said preliminary investigations suggest the plane may have just veered off course.
white house spokesman scott mcclellan says president president george w. bush was not at the white house during the evacuation, but his wife laura bush and vice president dick cheney were taken to a secure location.
people at several nearby government buildings were also ordered to evacuate.
a fighter aircraft scrambled and intercepted the plane and the alert ended about 15 minutes later as the secret service gave the "all clear" and allowed staff to return to their offices.