The coastguard, on high alert for the anniversary of September 11 attacks, fired 10 rounds on a suspicious boat.President Barack Obama and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates had been attending a ceremony at the Pentagon, south of the city on the Virginia side of the river.
Officials at the Federal Bureau of Investigation had no immediate comment.
CNN said the Coast Guard fired about 10 rounds at the boat, which they described as a recreational vessel, after it entered a temporarily restricted zone in the Potomac, which separates Washington, DC, from suburban Virginia where the Pentagon is located.
Traffic was moving freely across bridges and did not appear affected by the incident.
Something strange is happening here. Just feel it in my bones. Not an exercise........but something else.
Ten warning shots into its wheelhouse?
Curious story. I wonder if “It’s a training exercise” is the new version of “It’s not terrorism.” Dear Hubby is retired USCG, and an “exercise” like this, on this day, in populated area—just seems out of character. But some years have passed since retirement, so maybe it’s a different USCG today.
Well, if they fired 10 rounds and didn’t hit anybody, there was nobody on the boat and it probably was a training exercise. Either that, or there are bodies floating on the Potomac.
If you believe that (on 9/11 near the President), I have a Bridge in Brooklyn for ya.