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UK Bans Flights From Yemen

Yemenia flights suspended pending security improvements

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 21, 2010 4:33 AM CST

(Newser) – The British government yesterday ordered an immediate halt to direct flights from Yemen to the UK as a security precaution. Prime Minister Gordon Brown, describing the country as "both an incubator and potential safe haven for terrorism," also announced the creation of an...   Read full story »

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