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Washington explosion - 'US Air National Guard' sonic boom leaves windows rattling and residents ringing 911
Air defence drills conducted in the skies over Washington DC, Maryland and Virginia caused a huge sonic boom, with terrified residents reporting the sound of a huge explosion
The DC National Guard was cleared to conduct drills (Image: Getty Images/Gallo Images)
20:26, 4 Jun 2023UPDATED21:07, 4 Jun 2023
The sound of a huge explosion was heard in the area surrounding Washington DC as the US military conducted air defence drills, reports say.
The City of Annapolis Office of Emergency Management said an authorised Department of Defence flight caused the sound, heard just after 8pm local time and registered as a 'seismic-like event'.
The authority said: "The loud boom that was heard across the DMV area was caused by an authorized DOD flight.
"This flight caused a sonic boom."
Residents in nearby Maryland and Virginia all reported hearing a large explosion - which sparked panic.
The plane departed from Joint Base Andrews in Maryland, the home of Air Force One.
People in both Annapolis and Dale City, Virginia, which are around 60 miles apart, both reported a strange sound.
https://www.mirror.co.uk/news/us-news/explosion-dc-washington-manassas-sonic-30153098