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US halts flights at busy East Coast airports, says fiber line cut at construction site

The Federal Aviation Administration halted traffic on Monday at busy U.S. East Coast airports, snarling more than 1,000 flights after a telecom circuit failed and a backup fiber cable was accidentally cut.

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