Man removed from flight after call to prayer was mistaken for ‘bomb threat’

A passenger on a Southwest Airlines flight was removed after their call to prayer was mistaken for a bomb threat. Officials later called it a “misunderstanding” after the Florida-bound plane made an emergency landing in Georgia. pic.twitter.com/VdDqLM1GfU

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