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Bat Invades ABC 7's Rosslyn Newsroom (Video)
Staff were able to wrangle the animal Tuesday morning and safely release him outside.
ARLINGTON, VA — It was a wild scene in the newsroom of ABC 7 in Rosslyn Tuesday morning, as the sudden appearance of bat sent staff scurrying.
ABC 7 posted video on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m. of the bat flying through the newsroom as several people tried to figure out some way to capture it.
About a half hour later, the TV station uploaded video of the bat being safely released outside of their offices.
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You can watch the drama unfold below.
BAT IN THE NEWSROOM! A flying furry friend tried to break into journalism at ABC7 this morning. He was safely caught & later released. pic.twitter.com/FrUKjWalwW
— ABC 7 News - WJLA (@ABC7News) August 22, 2017
We've pulled the mask off "Batman" & he works at @ABC7News! Gavin "Bruce Wayne" Blake gets the gold star of the day! The ABC7 bat is gone! pic.twitter.com/jf7QjwaSoK
— Larry Smith (@ABC7Larry) August 22, 2017
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