U.S. no-fly list doubles in year: source
- Last Updated on 01 April 2012
- By Staff
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The number of people banned from flying under the U.S. government's terrorism watch list has more than doubled over the last year, a counterterrorism source said on Thursday. The list banning people from flight to the United States, or within it, has risen to about 21,000 names from about 10,000, said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss security matters. The increase is largely due to the failed Christmas Day 2009 bombing of a Northwest Airlines airliner headed for Detroit. ... Read Full Article
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