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Imams Removed from Flight After Prayer

HeadlineNov 21, 2006

And in Minnesota, six Muslim imams were removed from a US Airways flight Monday and questioned for several hours after they prayed on board. Three of the Imams had stood to perform their nightly prayers as the plane was boarding. Security workers removed the men in handcuffs after they refused demands to leave. One of the imams, Omar Shahin, said the removal was the worst experience of his life.

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