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Army Parachuters At Nationals Park Caused US Capitol Evacuation
A plane carrying members of the US Army Golden Knights evacuated the US Capitol Wednesday, April 20, authorities said. The parachuters posed a "probable" aircraft threat, prompting the 6:45 p.m. evacuation. In a statement, Capitol Police said an unidentified plane was spotted "within seconds" of the Capitol building. As soon as police recognized they were not given notice about the flight, they ordered the evacuation. "The last time we had an evacuation due to a potential air threat was in June of 2014. Every week the USCP is made aware of hundreds of authorized flights in the restricted…