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WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed "a probable threat” — but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration.

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The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police said they were tracking an aircraft "that poses a probable threat, but the plane turned out to be a military aircraft with parachutists for a pregame demonstration at Nationals Park.

The U.S. Capitol was evacuated after a plane was seen carrying members of the U.S. Army's Golden Knights parachute team to Nationals Park on Military Appreciation Day.

The U.S. Capitol was briefly evacuated Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed “a probable threat” - but the plane was actually carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame demonstration.

The FAA is reviewing a communications breakdown after military parachutists at D.C.'s Nationals Park led to the evacuation of the U.S. Capitol.

A military parachute event featuring the Army Golden Knights at Washingtons Nationals Park Wednesday night inadvertently triggered a "probable threat" warning at the U.S. Capitol and prompted an evacuation order,

The incident suggested a stunning communications failure among the military, the FAA and the Capitol Police.

The Federal Aviation Administration is reviewing a communications breakdown that led police to think an aircraft carrying military parachutists for a baseball

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