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Military jets patrolling over a fundraising appearance by President Barack Obama in Los Angeles broke away from this refueling plane to investigate an intrusion into restricted airspace on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013.
Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2013 | 1:11 p.m.
LOS ANGELES — Fighter jets patrolling over a fundraising appearance by President Barack Obama in Los Angeles were scrambled Tuesday morning after an aircraft entered restricted airspace.
The intrusion happened well away from the president, who was not in danger, according to the North American Aerospace Defense Command.
Two F-15s were refueling in air when they broke away to check out the potential intruder around 9:30 a.m., NORAD spokesman Lt. Cmdr. Bill Lewis said.
"It sounds like the aircraft just skirted" the restricted airspace, Lewis said. By the time the fighters reached the area, the aircraft was gone. Lewis did not know what type of aircraft it was.
Obama was at a fundraiser at a private home.
Such incursions into the restricted airspace around the president are not uncommon.
Obama continued his day with a tour of the DreamWorks Animation SKG Inc. studio in nearby Glendale.
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