LONDON (AP) — An official involved in the Olympic movement says Britain has refused to grant a visa to Syrian Olympic Committee chief Gen. Mowaffak Joumaa to attend the London Games.
The official, who spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss the decision publicly, confirmed Joumaa had been barred over his links to President Bashar Assad’s regime.
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