US Capitol evacuated, Bush relocated after report of suspicious aircraft

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WASHINGTON (AFP) — Police ordered the evacuation of the US Capitol, which houses the US Senate and House of Representatives and President George W. Bush was moved to a secure location following reports that an aircraft had breached restricted airspace around Washington.

"It was evacuated. There were reports of a suspicious aircraft coming our way," a Capitol Police source said on condition of anonymity, adding the alert was cancelled after a few minutes.

At the White House, the scare temporarily sent security staff to "red alert," and the president was hustled off to a secure area on the compound, according to spokesman Scott McClellan.

"We temporarily went to red alert, but within minutes we were back down to yellow," he said, specifying that "the president...