Air Scare Gets US Capitol Evacuated

Piedmont Airlines flight went into restricted airspace
By Newser Editors and Wire Services
Posted Jan 1, 2011 2:40 PM CST
Air Scare Gets US Capitol Evacuated
Ellen Austin, left, and Adam Hall, center, of Washington, walk with their 8-month-old puppy Maya in front of the US Capitol building on Saturday, Dec. 19, 2009 in Washington.   (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Authorities say the US Capitol and all Senate and House buildings were evacuated and fighter jets were scrambled after an airliner flying into Washington's Reagan airport went out of radio contact. The plane entered restricted airspace heading towards the US Capitol around 1:30pm today, but simply turned out to be a Piedmont Airlines flight that lost radio contact with air traffic control as it approached the area and has since landed. Click for more at the Huffington Post. (More US Capitol stories.)

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