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FAA shuts down, then opens airspace around El Paso for 10 days, citing security reasons

The Federal Aviation Administration has shut down the airspace around El Paso, Texas for ten days citing unspecified security reasons. The abrupt move stops all flights in one of the U.S. largest cities.

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