- The Washington Times - Wednesday, November 18, 2015

Police in Honduras have detained five Syrians they said were trying to reach the U.S. using stolen Greek passports, Reuters reported Wednesday in another development likely to hurt President Obama’s efforts to welcome Syrian refugees.

Five Syrian men were being held in Tegucigalpa. Their passports had been doctored to replace the original photographs with pictures of the men.

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