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Plane passenger invoked Sharia law to avoid sitting next to a woman -then attacked female flight attendant: cops
New York Post • • world
Key Points:
- A 29-year-old Turkish migrant living in Germany allegedly refused to sit next to a woman on a flight to Dusseldorf, citing Islam’s Sharia law, according to police reports.
- When a female flight attendant addressed the issue, the passenger assaulted her and was subsequently arrested upon landing.
- The passenger admitted to the assault but initially insulted the police officers, unaware that one spoke Turkish.
- He was charged with both assault and insulting law enforcement, despite Sharia law having no legal standing in Germany.
- Although initially reported to be on a Turkish Airlines flight, the airline later clarified the incident did not involve them.
