October 8, 2003	Wednesday	Sha’aban 11, 1424

NEW YORK, Oct 7: The US Homeland Security Department plans to open law enforcement offices throughout the Muslim world, with agents assigned to investigate visa applicants who are suspected of ties to Al Qaeda and other groups, senior Bush administration officials told the New York Times on Tuesday.

The officials told the paper, permanent offices would open early next year in American embassies and consulates in Pakistan, Egypt, Indonesia, Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates.