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Agent Testifies About Border Security
UPDATED: 2:39 PM EST January 26, 2004
WASHINGTON -- A border agent said Monday that the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks raised enough red flags at customs, including having the wrong student visa, that he should been prevented from entering the United States.
Customs agent Jose E. Melendez-Perez, testifying at a public hearing on border and aviation security, said lead hijacker Mohamed Atta's age and impeccable clothes also appeared to contradict his story about being a student.
"I would have recommended refusal," Melendez-Perez said.
Atta's improper entry is one of a series of errors by government officials prior to Sept. 11 that could have prevented the attacks, an independent commission investigating the terrorist attacks said Monday in releasing new details about the attack.
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UPDATED: 2:39 PM EST January 26, 2004
WASHINGTON -- A border agent said Monday that the suspected ringleader of the Sept. 11 attacks raised enough red flags at customs, including having the wrong student visa, that he should been prevented from entering the United States.
Customs agent Jose E. Melendez-Perez, testifying at a public hearing on border and aviation security, said lead hijacker Mohamed Atta's age and impeccable clothes also appeared to contradict his story about being a student.
"I would have recommended refusal," Melendez-Perez said.
Atta's improper entry is one of a series of errors by government officials prior to Sept. 11 that could have prevented the attacks, an independent commission investigating the terrorist attacks said Monday in releasing new details about the attack.
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