China News Service, April 21. According to the Associated Press, U.S. officials said on the 20th local time that the "possible threat" aircraft being tracked by police was a military aircraft.
On April 20, local time, members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights parachuted into the Washington Nationals baseball stadium for a pre-game demonstration, which is only about 1 mile (about 1.6 kilometers) from the Capitol.
According to reports, on the evening of the 20th local time, the US Capitol Police conducted an emergency evacuation of the Capitol.
Police said a plane was being tracked that could pose a threat to the security of the Capitol.
Police said the decision was made out of an abundance of caution.
The single-engine plane circled near Washington after taking off from Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, two people familiar with the matter said.
The plane did not report to take off and was not cleared to fly, the people said.
The report also said that the plane was carrying members of the U.S. Army Golden Knights, who then parachuted into the Washington Nationals baseball stadium for a pregame demonstration, which is only about a mile (about 1.6 kilometers) from the Capitol.