We had a potentially serious situation brewing in Washington DC tonight. The Capitol building was issued evacuation orders. Capitol Police issued the alert. They cited an aircraft intrusion that posed a “probable threat to the Capitol complex.”
Hart, Dirksen, Russell, Cannon, Longworth, and Rayburn offices are included in the evacuation order. The Library of Congress and the Botanic Garden have also been ordered to evacuate their buildings.
JUST IN - US Capitol issues alert: "Evacuate now: aircraft intrusion" pic.twitter.com/AYfYtZPBdi
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) April 20, 2022
U.S. Capitol Police alert just now: “The USCP is tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex.”
— Andrew Desiderio (@AndrewDesiderio) April 20, 2022
Immediate evacuations ordered pic.twitter.com/I4oxv06jrG
BREAKING (@AP) -- US Capitol Police order evacuation of Capitol complex, citing 'aircraft that poses probable threat.' #fox5dc
— Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) April 20, 2022
BREAKING: We’ve just been evacuated from the US Capitol because of reports of what what police are telling us is “aircraft intrusion”.
— Ryan Nobles (@ryanobles) April 20, 2022
US Capitol alert calling for immediate evacuation for aircraft intrusion
— Megan Mineiro (@meganmineiro) April 20, 2022
US Capitol Police says it's "tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat to the Capitol Complex" and to evacuate immediately.
— Ramsey Touchberry (@ramsberry1) April 20, 2022
Most lawmakers are out of town for a scheduled 2-week recess, which ends next week. pic.twitter.com/04wBCnI29O
Notice just sent by US Capitol Police about “probable” threat to Capitol from aircraft pic.twitter.com/lLVaiN8dWo
— Manu Raju (@mkraju) April 20, 2022
The good news is that it was a false alarm. There is no threat, and the order was issued out of an abundance of caution.
The Capitol was evacuated out of an abundance of caution this evening.
— U.S. Capitol Police (@CapitolPolice) April 20, 2022
There is no threat at the Capitol.
More details to come. pic.twitter.com/7qqxqQyzlD
US Capitol Police issued the evacuation alert but saying there's no threathttps://t.co/vMuDmEXLB4
— Megan Mineiro (@meganmineiro) April 20, 2022
The alert was issued over confusion regarding a plane carrying US Army parachutists heading to the Nationals game tonight.
BREAKING NEWS: The US Capitol was evacuated this evening after confusion regarding a plane carrying parachutists to Nats Park. Details here:https://t.co/peleBQyxId
— 7News DC (@7NewsDC) April 20, 2022
UPDATE: It appears the Capitol evacuation was prompted by the U.S. Army’s Golden Knights’ parachute demonstration into the Washington Nationals’ baseball stadium; US Capitol police were caught off-guard https://t.co/kQCuH4sIrspic.twitter.com/494uvsu9gD
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) April 20, 2022
The false alarm at the U.S. Capitol caused by Army parachute team jumping into Nats Park for military appreciation night occurred at same time top Pentagon brass were meeting President Biden at the White House
— Lucas Tomlinson (@LucasFoxNews) April 20, 2022