Posted on 08/02/2003 11:52:37 AM PDT by yonif
Edited on 04/13/2004 2:10:34 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]
WASHINGTON (AP) The government suspended two programs Saturday that allow foreigners to transit U.S. airports without visas to catch connecting flights between international points.
The State Department said al-Qaida and other terrorism organizations had planned to use the programs as a way of getting access to flights to and from the United States.
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