Cat Stevens, on Watch List, Diverts Plane

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Flight Diverted After Singer Formerly Known As Cat Stevens Found to Be on U.S. Watch List

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON Sept. 21, 2004 — A plane bound for Washington from London was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after passenger Yusuf Islam formerly known as pop singer Cat Stevens showed up on a U.S. watch list, a federal official said.
United Airlines flight 919 had already taken off from London en route to Dulles International Airport when the match was made between the passenger and the watch list, said Nico Melendez, a spokesman for the Transportation Security Administration.

The plane was met by federal agents at Maine's Bangor International Airport around 3 p.m., Melendez said.

Federal officials, speaking on condition of anonymity, identified the individual as Islam.