MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (AP) — Six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Monday and questioned by police for several hours before being released, a leader of the group said.
The six were among passengers who boarded Flight 300, bound for Phoenix, around 6:30 p.m., airport spokesman Pat Hogan said.
A passenger initially raised concerns about the group through a note passed to a flight attendant, according to Andrea Rader, a spokeswoman for US Airways. She said police were called after the captain and airport security workers asked the men to leave the plane and the men refused.
“They took us off the plane, humiliated us in a very disrespectful way,” said Omar Shahin of Phoenix.
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I'm not trying to say that the crew was correct in taking the imams off, but it seems to me that this story is biased. There does not seem to be an attempt to get the other side of the story. The only side that is presnted is the Imams' side. I'm not saying they're right or wrong, I'm just saying there's no mention of why the crew felt it was necessary.
