Va. shopping center evacuated as stolen Cessna circles

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Va. shopping center evacuated as plane circles
Aug 18 02:14 PM US/Eastern

ROANOKE, Va. (AP) - Authorities asked business owners to evacuate a shopping center near Smith Mountain Lake as a small plane taken from a nearby airport circled the area.

Franklin County Administrator Rick Huff said the single-engine Cessna 172 took off from Roanoke Regional Airport about 11 a.m. Monday. The pilot was not authorized to take the plane, he said, "and has given some indication that he intends to commit suicide in the plane." [Full Article]

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