Yemen 'halts visas at airports'

Sanaa, 21 Jan-(ANA)-Yemen is to stop issuing visas to foreigners arriving at international airports, state media has reported.

The move is to "halt terrorist infiltration," Saba state media said.

The change will affect Western visitors, including those from the US, Canada and Europe, who had generally been able to get visas at airports.

Yemen-based al-Qaeda are believed to have  trained a Nigerian man charged over the failed bomb attempt on a US plane last month. (ANA)

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