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On November 20, 2006, 6:30 pm, six Muslim imams were removed from US Airways Flight 300 to Phoenix, Arizona, at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport, because several passengers and crew members became alarmed by what they felt was suspicious behavior.[1][2] The airline has stated that the captain delayed takeoff and called airport security workers to ask the imams to leave the plane; the men refused, and that the captain then called police. The plane left without the imams on board about three hours later. The imams were arrested, questioned, and then released.
On July 24, 2009, U.S. District Judge Ann Montgomery allowed a discrimination lawsuit filed by the imams to proceed, saying, "The right not to be arrested in the absence of probable cause is clearly established and, based on the allegations ... no reasonable officer could have believed that the arrest of the Plaintiffs was proper."[3]
- ^ "6 Imams Removed From Flight for Behavior Deemed Suspicious" The New York Times November 22, 2006
- ^ "About Those Imams" Archived 2006-12-02 at the Wayback Machine, Richard Miniter, New York Post, December 2, 2006
- ^ "Judge clears way for lawsuit by 6 imams arrested at Mpls. airport". Star Tribune. Archived from the original on 2009-09-11. Retrieved 2009-09-14.