US suspends surveillance flights after Iraqi threats

Iraq has forced the suspension of US spy flights, threatening one of two U-2 planes already in the air, a senior American official said today.

Iraq has forced the suspension of US spy flights, threatening one of two U-2 planes already in the air, a senior American official said today.

Multiple flights are permitted under a UN Security Council resolution approved last November and the Bush administration is seeking clarification from UN inspectors, said the official.

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