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Medha Sood of Top News has this report
Yesterday afternoon, nine Muslim passengers, including three young children were ordered off an AirTran flight going to Orlando from Reagan National Airport , after a couple of passengers thought they overheard a suspicious remark.
Headed to Florida for a religious retreat, all members of the party were US born citizens, and subsequently were cleared for travel by FBI agents, characterizing the entire incident as a big misunderstanding. However, the passengers claim AirTran refused to rebook them even after gaining clearance. With help from the FBI, they managed to book seats on another carrier, but had to pay for them.
According to Kashif Irfan, 34, one of the party removed from the plane, the incident took place when his brother, Atif, 29, and his wife wondered, which would be the safest place to sit on an airplane.
Irfan is of the opinion that his group was profiled on the basis of their appearance, as five of the six adults in the party claimed South Asian descent, were traditionally Muslim in appearance i. e. men with beards and women wearing headscarves. Irfan and his brother, an anesthesiologist and lawyer, respectively, were born in Detroit and reside in Alexandria with their families. They were travelling with their wives, a friend and Irfan’s three sons, aged 7, 4 and 2.
Tad Hutcheson, AirTran spokesman defending the airline’s handling of the incident, denied any wrong-doing, saying they were only following federal rules. The pilot decided to postpone the flight after the federal marshals on board the plane, had reported the incident to the airport police.
January 2, 2009 at 11:21 pm
saya sangat kecewa dengan tindakan tersebut karena seakan-akan warga muslim semuaX teroris, padahal pakaian dalam islam merupakn refleksi akhlak muslimah,,, israel yang jelas-jelas teroris tidak di tindak,,,
January 3, 2009 at 12:39 am
Saya kira justru tindakan dan kecurigaan yang berlebihan seperti ini yg malah menyulut benih kebencian yang merupakan pangkal tindakan terorisme.
January 3, 2009 at 9:19 am
Mengapa diskriminasi selalu dialamatkan pada islam?
Mengapa islam diidentikkan sebagai teroris?
Bgmn tindakan israel saat ini di GAZA?
Di mana suara hati nurani dunia?
Biarkan Allah yang menghukum!