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US places Jaish, Lashkar on new visa blacklist

The United States has placed Pakistan-based terrorist groups Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Tayiba along with 39 other militant outfits on a new visa blacklist aimed at excluding supporters of terrorism from entering America or deporting them if they are found within the country's borders.

The 39 groups, which also include the Al Rashid Trust and Harkat ul-Jihadi-Islami, have been placed on the 'Terrorist Exclusion List' under the new US Patriot Act, deputy state department spokesman Philip Reeker said.

The provisions of this law give US authorities the power to deport members of these groups or deny them visas for entrance into the United States, Reeker said.

The state Department said more outfits could be added to the list.

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