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Brown confirms suspension of flights from Yemen


    LONDON (Reuters) - Britain has suspended direct flights from Yemen until security is improved, Prime Minister Gordon Brown confirmed on Wednesday.

    The move is part of measures to tighten up airport security following a plot to bomb a Detroit-bound jet on Christmas Day, which investigators say has strong links with Yemen.

    "We've agreed with Yemenia airlines, pending enhanced security, that they suspend their direct flights to the UK from Yemen with immediate effect," Brown told parliament.

    (Reporting by Matt Falloon and Adrian Croft)