A key US air base was put on lockdown after a member of a security forces team supposed to be carrying out a drill was mistaken for an "active shooter
Joint Base Andrews in Maryland - which is home to the Presidential plane Air Force One - was put on alert and released several tweets telling staff to take shelter.
During the lockdown, Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said during a news conference there was an "unfolding situation" atthe base.But, sometime after posting a partial "All clear", it revealed the lockdown had been caused by confusion during an exercise practising for an attack.
The cover photo the base put on its Facebook page after the"all clear"
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