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From Jeanne Meserve
CNN Washington Bureau
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Posted: 3:21 PM EDT (1921 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Twelve members of foreign air crews will be barred from entering the United States after their names showed up in counterterrorism databases, a top Homeland Security official said Tuesday.
Nine of the 12 had associated with terrorists or supported terrorist organizations, two were using fraudulent passports and one had a criminal record for assaulting a U.S. law enforcement officer, according to Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Asa Hutchinson.
Hutchinson said the 12 were from three different countries, but he would not specify their nationalities or the airlines or cargo companies for which they flew. The names have been shared with the airlines involved.
.........<snip: more about truck drivers hauling hazardous materials being checked>......
Hutchinson conceded that many other people in the transportation sector are not undergoing any sort of government screening, including bus drivers and cruise ship crews.
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From Jeanne Meserve
CNN Washington Bureau
Tuesday, June 29, 2004 Posted: 3:21 PM EDT (1921 GMT)
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Twelve members of foreign air crews will be barred from entering the United States after their names showed up in counterterrorism databases, a top Homeland Security official said Tuesday.
Nine of the 12 had associated with terrorists or supported terrorist organizations, two were using fraudulent passports and one had a criminal record for assaulting a U.S. law enforcement officer, according to Department of Homeland Security Undersecretary for Border and Transportation Asa Hutchinson.
Hutchinson said the 12 were from three different countries, but he would not specify their nationalities or the airlines or cargo companies for which they flew. The names have been shared with the airlines involved.
.........<snip: more about truck drivers hauling hazardous materials being checked>......
Hutchinson conceded that many other people in the transportation sector are not undergoing any sort of government screening, including bus drivers and cruise ship crews.
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Complete Story Here