[Scan-DC] Scramble?

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Nov 20, 9:51 AM (ET)


WASHINGTON (AP) - At least parts of the White House
were evacuated Thursday after a plane flew within five
miles of restricted airspace around the complex,
officials said.

"It's heading southeast away from the White House and
the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) is
attempting to communicate with it," Secret Service
spokeswoman Jean Mitchell said.

There was no official evacuation, she said. But White
House staff members did leave the West Wing for a time
Thursday morning, then were allowed to return.

An aide to President Bush said that staffers were told
to go to a nearby street but were allowed to go back
to their desks a short time later.

The president was traveling in Britain at the time.
Many of his top aides also were on the trip and not in
the building.

"The threat level was never raised," Mitchell said,
adding that the FAA is investigating.


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Peter Vieth
KB4FVJ
Roanoke, VA

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