F-16 Intercepts Plane Near Mar-a-Lago

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A military fighter jet used a “headbutt maneuver” Saturday to intercept a civilian aircraft that entered restricted airspace near President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, Florida.

CBS News reported that an F-16 fighter jet deployed by the North American Aerospace Defense Command flew close in front of the aircraft at about 12:20 p.m. Eastern time to get the pilot’s attention.

The maneuver does not involve physical contact between the aircraft and is considered a standard interception tactic by NORAD…

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