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Two F-16 fighter aircraft intercepted a civilian aircraft that flew into a temporarily restricted area about 12:30 p.m. Thursday near Denver, the North American Aerospace Defense Command said.
The Cessna 182 was directed to land and did so without incident at Centennial Airport. The aircraft was to be met by law enforcement, NORAD said.
President Barack Obama was in the Denver area on Thursday, and flight areas are generally restricted in areas when he visits.
NORAD controlled fighters launch about 200 times a year for such incidents, usually to intercept civilian aircraft that have unknowingly strayed into restricted airspace, NORAD officials have said.
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