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F-16 escorts civilian aircraft out of NYC restricted airspace during UN General Assembly

FOX News

By Louis Casiano , Lucas Y. Tomlinson – September 21,2021

A fighter jet intercepted a single-engine plane that temporarily violated restricted airspace over New York City on Tuesday, as President Biden was getting ready to depart the area after delivering his first address to the United Nations General Assembly. 

The F-16 fighter jet intercepted a Cessna and was escorted away, a U.S. defense official told Fox News. 

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