Even Jewish Prayer Rituals can get you Mistaken as a Terrorist

Three Jewish Mexican passengers caused a security scare on March 13 after their Jewish prayer ritual was confused by flight attendants as a possible Muslim suicide chant.

The Alaska Airlines flight from Mexico City to Los Angeles was locked down before being met upon landing by fire crews, TSA, Police and FBI officials.

The men were taken off the plane and questioned by authorities before later being released after officials worked out that they were not Muslim terrorists planning on taking down the plane.

According to reports, the three men prayed aloud in Hebrew while wearing leather straps on their heads and arms, which just happens to be the orthodox Jewish practice of the wearing of tefillin.

Whoops indeed ?

(via Reuters)