"In a glimpse into what the future might hold for Asian or Arab-looking air travellers in Europe in the wake of new security fears, two men variously described as of ``Asian'' or ``Middle Eastern'' appearance were forced off a United Kingdom-bound flight from Spain after fellow passengers refused to fly alleging that the two may be terrorists."
— The Hindu, Two forced out of flight from Spain to U.K.
"Passengers on a Manchester-bound flight have described how two men were removed from the plane because other travellers thought they were speaking Arabic.
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"All the passengers were then taken off and the plane and all the luggage was swept for explosives. Three hours later the passengers boarded again and the plane took off without the pair."
— BBC News, Passengers explain pair's removal
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Uggggggh, stupidity and paranoia for the lose. :p
On a better note, happy birthday! *hugs* I'm sorry I couldn't make it on Saturday, I would have much rather come and said hi to you than scrub the damned cooker.. :( ;p Hopefully see you around at some other time. :)
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Many Happy returns! :)
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