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NOT shot down. That area has a restricted airspace full time. Similar to temporay ones set up for Super Bowl, Olympics, Govt Summits etc. Scrambling fighters is part of the protocol when a TOI (Target of Interest) is identified...
Aircraft is only shot down with a very high authority order, and when iminent threat to the area being protected.
I do have some knowledge as I helped plan the airspace defense for the 2010 Olympic winter games and visited/witnessed plenty of other similar setups leading up to our planning. Including working with those on shift at NORAD and the air wepaons coordinators on 9/11.
We intercepted a few aircaft during the 2010 Games, public may or may not know. The protocol in place is pretty stout and very thourough.
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