No-fly list affected Saudi trip: Member of prince's entourage was banned

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A member of Saudi Crown Prince Abdullah's entourage was banned from the prince's trip to Dallas last week after showing up on a no-fly list, federal officials said Tuesday.

As is routine with international flights, the Department of Homeland Security checked passenger manifests against terrorist watch lists and no-fly lists 24 hours before Saturday's trip.

Homeland Security forwarded the information to the State Department, which denied the delegation member a visa to come to the United States, said an administration official, who did not want to be named.

A second person who did travel with the delegation to the United States merited "additional scrutiny but still qualified for a visa and arrived with the delegation," a Homeland Security official said on condition of anonymity. That person was not on any watch lists.