WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Wednesday it would extend visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ahead of the upcoming U.N. Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is among those barred for the second year in a row. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• WASHINGTON, Sept 16 (Reuters) - The US State Department said on Wednesday it would extend visa sanctions on Palestinian Authority (PA) officials and members of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) ahead of the upcoming U.N. General Assembly.S1

• Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is among those barred for the second year in a row.S2

• The move would prevent Mahmoud Abbas, the leader of two governing Palestinian groups, from traveling to the United States next week for the United Nations General Assembly.S3