FAA apologizes for ‘disruption’ and ‘fear’ caused by Capitol evacuation

By Misty Severi

Published April 23, 2022 12:53am ET

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FAA apologizes for ‘disruption’ and ‘fear’ caused by Capitol evacuation — The U.S. Army Parachute Team the Golden Knights jump out of their aircraft before a baseball game between the Washington Nationals and the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park, Wednesday, April 20, 2022, in Washington.

The Federal Aviation Administration took responsibility Friday for a planned but not widely known parachuting incident Wednesday night that led to an evacuation of the U.S. Capitol.

The FAA apologized for not alerting the U.S. Capitol Police of its plans for the Army Golden Knights to parachute into Nationals Park, where the Washington Nationals baseball team was hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks, on Wednesday night, an incident that led to “disruption and fear.”

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