US Capitol evacuated as baseball parachute display seen as ‘probable threat’

• Army parachutists landed at home of Washington Nationals
• Congressional staffers flee as police alert on possible threat

The US Capitol was briefly evacuated on Wednesday evening after police identified an aircraft that they said posed a probable threat" to the heart of American government.

The plane turned out to be members of the US Army Golden Knights, who parachuted into Nationals Park for a pregame display. The stadium, home of the Washington Nationals baseball team, is a little more than a mile away from the Capitol.