Singer Cat Stevens Denied US Entry, Flight Diverted
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The former pop singer Cat Stevens, now known as Yusuf Islam, was denied entry to the United States and his flight from London was diverted to Maine, after his name turned up on a watch list, a US transportation security official said
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Muslim convert and former pop star Cat  Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation  from the U.S. over "potential" terrorism links sparked an  Anglo-American diplomatic row.
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A United Airlines flight from London to Washington was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, to prevent Yusuf Islam, the British pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, from entering the United States, The New York Times reported.
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LONDON Sept. 23, 2004 - Puzzled and angry at being barred from the United States, Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens, returned to London on Thursday vowing to find out why.
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A United Airlines flight from London to Washington was rerouted to Bangor, Maine, late Tuesday to prevent Yusuf Islam, the British pop musician formerly known as Cat Stevens, from entering the United States, The New York Times reported on Wednesday.
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WASHINGTON -- The deportation process is under way for Yusuf Islam, the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens. Islam was removed from a United Airlines flight Tuesday because he is on a government no-fly list.
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WASHINGTON - A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens - showed up on a U.S. watch list, federal officials said...
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US Secretary of State Colin Powell today defended a US decision to deny entry to British singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens.
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WASHINGTON - A London-to-Washington flight was diverted to Maine when it was discovered that passenger Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - was on a government watch list and barred from entering the country.    United Airlines Flight 919 was en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made Tuesday between a passenger and a name on the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration...
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admission to the United States &quot;on national security grounds.&quot; What seems strange is that the Yusuf Islam (former Singer Cat Stevens) &quot;stirred so much terror fears&quot; that the flight was diverted.
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Cat Stevens aka &quot;Yusuf Islam&quot; was blocked from entering the US today on &quot;national security grounds&quot;. The pop star, who converted to Islam, was denied access to the US because his name was on a security &quot;watch list&quot;, government security sources said.
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Muslim convert and former pop star Cat Stevens returned to Britain on Thursday after his deportation from the United States over "potential" terrorism links sparked an Anglo-American diplomatic row.
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens is forbidden from flying into the United States because of his alleged association with possible terrorists, US officials said Wednesday
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WASHINGTON - Homeland Security officials said Yusuf Islam - formerly known as singer Cat Stevens - will be deported Wednesday after being denied entry to the U.S. for being on a government watch list...
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A London-to-Washington flight carrying the singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was diverted to Maine and the singer was removed from the plane.
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Yusuf Islam, the London-based artist formerly known as Cat Stevens, forced a Washington, DC-bound United Airlines flight to land prematurely in Maine Tuesday after his name popped up on a US terrorist watch list.
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U.S. security officials diverted a D.C. bound flight and detained Yusuf Islam, formerly known as the pop singer Cat Stevens, after discovering that he had been allowed to board the plane in London even though he was on the government's no-fly list.