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Coast Guard fires on suspicious boat in the Potomac
 Fox news reporting Reuters flash... No details...The Reuters flash... (Reuters) - The U.S. Coast Guard fired on a suspicious boat in the Potomac River in central Washington, D.C., amid high security while September 11 memorial ceremonies were being held nearby at the Pentagon, CNN reported on Friday. The CNN story... (CNN) -- The U.S. Coast Guard tried to prevent a boat from entering a security zone on the Potomac River not far from the Pentagon Friday, where President Obama had been at an event commemorating the Sept. 11 attacks. There were reports on police scanners that the Coast Guard fired 10 rounds of ammunition, but those reports could not immediately be confirmed. It was not immediately clear from the reports whether they referred to warning shots. The incident took place between the Memorial and 14th Street bridges, in a zone that had been blocked off because of the ceremonies. The timing of the incident was not immediately clear, but President Obama had departed the Pentagon shortly after 10 a.m. ET. Reports of the incident came in shortly after 10 a.m. ET. When contacted by CNN, the Coast Guard Command Center said it had no immediate information. False alarm... Coast Guard sez it was a training exercise. If so, it was just about the worst of all possible timings... Posted by: Fred 2009-09-11 |
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