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US Woman Slips Past Airport Security, Boards Flight Without A Ticket
American Airlines acknowledged the incident, stating that it was detected somewhere along the approximately five-hour journey.
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US Man Hides 17 Bullets In Baby Diaper At New York Airport, Caught By Security
The passenger, a man from Arkansas who was flying to Chicago, claimed that he did not know how the bullet-filled diaper ended up in his bag.
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UN Security Council Omits Taliban Reference From Statement On Terror
The United Nations Security Council has dropped the Taliban reference from its statement on terrorist attacks near Kabul airport that called on Afghan groups not to support terrorists "operating on the territory of any other country".
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Afghans Face "Impossible" Race Against Time To Flee Kabul
Tens of thousands of Afghans were racing Sunday to flee their country as the United States warned of security threats at Kabul's chaotic airport and the European Union said it was "impossible" to evacuate everyone at risk from the Taliban.
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US Tells Citizens To Avoid Kabul Airport Due To "Security Threats"
The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport, citing "potential security threats" near its gates.
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US, Germany Advise Citizens Against Travel To Kabul Airport Amid Chaos
The United States and Germany advised their nationals in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport on Saturday, citing security risks as thousands gathered trying to flee the country almost a week after Taliban Islamists took control.
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US Lowers Flag At Kabul Embassy, Secures Airport
The United States lowered the flag on its embassy in Kabul and has relocated almost all staff to the airport, where US forces are taking over air traffic control, officials said Sunday.
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Detained US Man, In TV Statement, Says Plotted Nicolas Maduro's Capture
Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States.
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Man Impersonates 81-Year-Old To Go To US, Busted At Delhi Airport
Jayesh Patel, an Ahmedabad resident, had gone to great lengths to fly to the United States where he was hoping to find a job and a shot at a better life. His American dream came crashing down on Sunday at the Delhi airport when he was caught by security officers just before he was to catch a flight to New York.
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Passengers On Saudi Arabia Airlines Allowed To Bring Electronics On Flights To UK
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that passengers traveling on its airlines to the United Kingdom would once again be allowed to carry on electronic devices, reversing a ban put in place earlier this year for security reasons.
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Dept. Of Homeland Security Frees Emirati Airline From Laptop Ban
Etihad Airways has been exempted from a U.S. ban on laptops and other electronics for flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport, officials said Sunday, the change to a three-month-old Trump administration policy affecting flights to the United States from eight Muslim-majority countries.
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Qatar To Comply With New US Airline Security Measures
Qatar will comply with enhanced security measures for flights to the United States designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, the country's minister of transport said on Friday.
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United States Might Expand Laptop Ban To 71 Airports: Homeland Security
The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, though an expansion could be avoided if countries agree to improved security procedures.
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Laptop Ban: EU, US to Discuss Possible Expansion to Europe
Top EU and US officials will hold talks on Friday over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU spokeswoman said.
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Laptop Ban: US Airlines Said to Meet Homeland Security on Expanding Ban to Europe
The Trump administration is likely to include some European countries in the in-cabin ban on gadgets larger than cellphones.
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US Woman Slips Past Airport Security, Boards Flight Without A Ticket
American Airlines acknowledged the incident, stating that it was detected somewhere along the approximately five-hour journey.
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US Man Hides 17 Bullets In Baby Diaper At New York Airport, Caught By Security
The passenger, a man from Arkansas who was flying to Chicago, claimed that he did not know how the bullet-filled diaper ended up in his bag.
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UN Security Council Omits Taliban Reference From Statement On Terror
The United Nations Security Council has dropped the Taliban reference from its statement on terrorist attacks near Kabul airport that called on Afghan groups not to support terrorists "operating on the territory of any other country".
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Afghans Face "Impossible" Race Against Time To Flee Kabul
Tens of thousands of Afghans were racing Sunday to flee their country as the United States warned of security threats at Kabul's chaotic airport and the European Union said it was "impossible" to evacuate everyone at risk from the Taliban.
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US Tells Citizens To Avoid Kabul Airport Due To "Security Threats"
The United States on Saturday urged its citizens in Afghanistan to avoid traveling to Kabul airport, citing "potential security threats" near its gates.
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US, Germany Advise Citizens Against Travel To Kabul Airport Amid Chaos
The United States and Germany advised their nationals in Afghanistan to avoid travelling to Kabul airport on Saturday, citing security risks as thousands gathered trying to flee the country almost a week after Taliban Islamists took control.
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US Lowers Flag At Kabul Embassy, Secures Airport
The United States lowered the flag on its embassy in Kabul and has relocated almost all staff to the airport, where US forces are taking over air traffic control, officials said Sunday.
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Detained US Man, In TV Statement, Says Plotted Nicolas Maduro's Capture
Venezuelan state television broadcast on Wednesday a video of captured American Luke Denman, in which he said he was contracted by a Florida security firm to seize control of Caracas' airport and bring in a plane to fly President Nicolas Maduro to the United States.
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Man Impersonates 81-Year-Old To Go To US, Busted At Delhi Airport
Jayesh Patel, an Ahmedabad resident, had gone to great lengths to fly to the United States where he was hoping to find a job and a shot at a better life. His American dream came crashing down on Sunday at the Delhi airport when he was caught by security officers just before he was to catch a flight to New York.
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Passengers On Saudi Arabia Airlines Allowed To Bring Electronics On Flights To UK
Saudi Arabia announced on Friday that passengers traveling on its airlines to the United Kingdom would once again be allowed to carry on electronic devices, reversing a ban put in place earlier this year for security reasons.
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Dept. Of Homeland Security Frees Emirati Airline From Laptop Ban
Etihad Airways has been exempted from a U.S. ban on laptops and other electronics for flights from Abu Dhabi International Airport, officials said Sunday, the change to a three-month-old Trump administration policy affecting flights to the United States from eight Muslim-majority countries.
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Qatar To Comply With New US Airline Security Measures
Qatar will comply with enhanced security measures for flights to the United States designed to prevent expanding an in-cabin ban on laptops, the country's minister of transport said on Friday.
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United States Might Expand Laptop Ban To 71 Airports: Homeland Security
The U.S. government might expand a ban on larger electronics like laptops in airplane cabins to flights originating from dozens of airports in Europe, the Middle East and Africa, the head of Homeland Security said on Wednesday, though an expansion could be avoided if countries agree to improved security procedures.
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Laptop Ban: EU, US to Discuss Possible Expansion to Europe
Top EU and US officials will hold talks on Friday over a possible US ban on carry-on computers on European flights to the United States, an EU spokeswoman said.
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Laptop Ban: US Airlines Said to Meet Homeland Security on Expanding Ban to Europe
The Trump administration is likely to include some European countries in the in-cabin ban on gadgets larger than cellphones.
