What we know about the mystery plane over the Twin Cities

Plane circles Twin Cities
This image shows the flight path of a plane registered to a Virginia company, tracked by an internet service that follows air traffic. This flight path was marked as starting at 5:23 p.m. on Friday, May 22, 2015. The track stopped about 10:10 p.m.
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The FBI confirmed this week that it is behind a "mystery plane" as it's being called that has circled parts of the Twin Cities recently.

The FBI flew planes over more than 30 cities in a recent 30-day period, according to the Associated Press. The flights are part of an aerial surveillance program and are being used for ongoing investigations. The planes tie back to fake companies that are fronts for the government.

AP reporter Jack Gillum joined MPR News' Tom Weber to explain what we know about the plane activity.

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