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Presidential plane photo op scares New Yorkers
[ 2009-04-29 10:39 ]

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A U.S. presidential airplane escorted by a military fighter jet flew low over southern New York City early Monday, startling some office workers still scarred by memories of the September 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center.

People fled from several buildings in New York City as the presidential 747 and the fighter escort flew low over the Statute of Liberty in what federal aviation officials later said was an approved photo opportunity.

Presidential plane photo op scares New Yorkers

City officials were informed of the exercise ahead of time, but they did not notify all city agencies or the general public, and the site of low flying plane caused many people to panic in the financial district of lower Manhattan.

Carmen-Maria Rodriguez was on her way to work, traveling from Staten Island to Manhattan aboard a ferry when she saw the jets roar past.

"And all of a sudden there is this plane flying really low, and fighter jets around it. Everyone is startled, because no one told anyone on the ferry to don life jackets, as was the case on 9/11."

She said when the ferry docked she was shocked to see more than 1,000 people who had hastily evacuated the nearby office buildings huddled in the streets.

The plane the fighter jet was escorting is one of the Boeing 747s designated as "Air Force One" when the U.S. president is on board.

photo opportunity:拍照时间

lower Manhattan:曼哈顿下城,美国9·11恐怖袭击事件中遇袭的原世贸中心就位于该地区

life jacket:救生衣

evacuate:to remove (persons or things) from a place, as a dangerous place or disaster area, for reasons of safety or protection(疏散)

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