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author Salman Rushdie believes that US
authorities knew of an imminent terrorist strike
when they banned him from taking internal flights
in Canada and the US only a week before the
attacks. On
September 3 the Federal Aviation Authority made
an emergency ruling to prevent Mr Rushdie from
flying unless airlines complied with strict and
costly security measures. Mr Rushdie told The
Times that the airlines would not upgrade
their security.
The FAA told the
author’s publisher that US intelligence had
given warning of “something out there”
but failed to give any further details.
The FAA confirmed
that it stepped up security measures concerning
Mr Rushdie but refused to give a reason.
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