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Pregame demonstration involving parachuters at Nationals Park causes brief evacuation of U.S. Capitol

WASHINGTON -- 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 the Washington Nationals' baseball stadium for a pregame demonstration.

The Nationals are hosting the Arizona Diamondbacks at Nationals Park, which is located a little more than a mile away from the U.S. Capitol.

The alert from the U.S. Capitol Police sent congressional staffers fleeing from the Capitol and legislative building around 6:30 p.