(Washington Post) Britain canceled two British Airways flights between London and Washington Thursday and tightened air security also prompted U.S. officials to forbid a New Year's Eve flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles and to question passengers for hours who had arrived at Dulles International Airport on a flight from London. The extraordinary measures, which included fighter-jet escorts for some foreign flights over U.S. airspace, demonstrated the concern of U.S. officials that terrorists planned to use international flights to attack American targets.
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