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FAA grounds all US flights after air traffic control communications outage
Homeland Security says the outage did not appear to be the result of a 'nefarious attack'; about 3,100 aircraft were already airborne when departures halted.
U.S. aviation regulators ordered a nationwide ground stop of all flights after a major communications outage affecting air traffic control, according to Newstalk ZB.
The outlet reported that the Federal Aviation Administration issued the "extremely rare" order halting flights across the country. The Department of Homeland Security said the outage did not appear to be the result of any "nefarious attack," Newstalk ZB reported.
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