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Air Force restricts travel to Paris in wake of terrorist attack
Stars and Stripes
January 8, 2015
Locator map of the Charlie Hebdo magazine office in Paris, where gunmen went on rampage. (TNS)
KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — Air Force officials at Ramstein are restricting travel tours to Paris for at least a week after Wednesday’s shooting at the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo.
Twelve died in the Paris attack, and two gunmen remain at large.
The 86th Airlift Wing issued guidance Thursday postponing USO and RTT tours to Paris through Jan. 14.
No other travel restrictions, however, are currently in place, said Maj. Tony Wickman, 86th Airlift Wing spokesman.
Airmen and their families are urged to review State Department travel warnings and foreign clearance guidance when making travel plans to and from Paris, he said.
The wing also directed that all units contact any personnel currently on leave in Paris to ensure they were safe, but no one has been recalled to Ramstein, Wickman said.
A spokesman for U.S. Army Europe said Thursday he wasn’t aware of any USAREUR-imposed travel restrictions to Paris.