Police: Plane circling Mississippi metropolis threatens to crash

The pilot of a small airplane circling over a Mississippi metropolis on Saturday morning has threatened to crash the plane right into a Walmart retailer, police mentioned.

The Tupelo Police Department mentioned in a Facebook submit that the Walmart and a close-by comfort retailer had been evacuated. The airplane began circling about 5 a.m. and was nonetheless within the air greater than three hours later.

Police mentioned they’ve made contact with the pilot instantly.

“Citizens are asked to avoid that area until an all clear is given,” the police wrote. “With the mobility of an airplane of that type the danger zone is much larger than even Tupelo.”

Law enforcement informed the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal shortly after 8 a.m. that the airplane had left the airspace round Tupelo and was flying close to a Toyota manufacturing plant in close by Blue Springs.

“State law enforcement and emergency managers are closely tracking this dangerous situation,” Gov. Tate Reeve s wrote on Twitter. “All citizens should be on alert and aware of updates from the Tupelo Police Department.”

Leslie Criss, {a magazine} editor who lives in Tupelo, wakened early and was watching the scenario on TV and social media. Several of her associates have been outdoors watching the airplane circle overhead.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in this town,” Criss informed The Associated Press. “It’s a scary way to wake up on a Saturday morning.”

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