Spokesman for CAIR says media reports are inaccurate
Six Muslim religious leaders, or imams, were detained last night in Minneapolis as they tried to get back home to Phoenix. They were in town for a conference of the North American Imams Federation.
The imams reportedly drew suspicion from some passengers and the flight crew after several of them began praying. A Muslim advocacy group, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), says it will file complaints with the proper authorities and is holding a news conference this morning.
Cathy Wurzer talked with Ibrahim Hooper, the National Communications Director for CAIR who says media reports that the imams were praying on the plane are inaccurate.
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