State Dept probes visa issued for member of banned Egyptian group & visit White House

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State Department probes how visa issued for member of banned Egyptian group

The State Department said Friday it is looking into how a self-professed member of a banned Egyptian organization was issued a U.S. visa and traveled to Washington this week for meetings with senior Obama administration officials.

Spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said the "circumstances of this particular case" were being reviewed. She declined to discuss specifics, citing privacy laws, but said the department is trying to better understand how and why Hani Nour Eldin was granted a visa and held meetings with officials at the White House and State Department

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