F-16s intercept plane in Obama's restricted airspace

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Two F-16 fighters intercepted a Cessna 182 shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday that had flown into temporarily restricted airspace that was in place as President Obama left Los Angeles International Airport, the Los Angeles Times reports. The jets followed the plane until it landed at Long Beach Airport, where Long Beach police found as much as 10 kilograms of marijuana on the plane. The White House told the Times that it wouldn't have a statement.

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