WASHINGTON — Capitol Police now say there is “no threat at the Capitol,” and issued an all-clear after the Capitol complex was evacuated Wednesday evening.
The evacuation alert, which said authorities were “tracking an aircraft that poses a probable threat,” was sent to congressional staffers Wednesday evening.
Capitol Police tweeted that the Capitol had been evacuated “out of an abundance of caution.”
There was immediate speculation that there was a communications mixup over an airplane carrying parachutists for the nearby Washington Nationals baseball game that had been circling Washington.
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