Flight Crew Starts Security Alert After 3 Passengers Perform Prayer Ritual On LA-Bound Flight (washingtonpost.com)

March 13, 2011 12:00 am


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Report of “suspicious” activity results in FBI detention and questioning for three Jewish Mexican nationals who engaged in a prayer ritual during a flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles.

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