Washington Participating In Pillow Fight Day

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The nation's capital is set to host a mass pillow fight as part of International Pillow Fight Day.

Washington's pillow fight is set to begin Saturday at 3 p.m. on the National Mall near the Washington Monument.

The event is scheduled to last until 5 p.m. The website of the International Pillow Fight Day says pillow fights are planned in U.S. cities including Atlanta, Boston and Chicago.

Elsewhere around the globe fights are planned in Hong Kong, London and Warsaw, Poland.

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