FAA apologizes for not alerting Capitol police of Nationals Park parachute jump

They really dropped the ball.

The Federal Aviation Administration has apologized for failing to alert DC authorities that an Army parachute team would be flying over Nationals Park during a baseball game – a colossal screw-up that led to a security alert and evacuation of the Capitol.

“We deeply regret that we contributed to a precautionary evacuation of the Capitol complex and apologize for the disruption and fear experienced by those who work there,” the FAA said in a statement late Friday.

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