Senior Trump administration officials who briefed reporters about the ban said no U.S.-based airlines have nonstop flights from those cities to the U.S. The administration officials who spoke to reporters earlier said the security change was the result of "evaluated intelligence." A British security official also said there have not been, to that official's knowledge, recent European-directed plots involving such explosive devices. British officials said there is no specific time frame to implement Britain's new rules and airlines are deciding that question. The travel ban was more severe, separating families and barring students from studying in the U.S.

Source: The North Africa Journal March 21, 2017 13:31 UTC