Plane Passenger Invoked Sharia Law to Not Sit Next to Woman, Hit Stewardess: German Police
The passenger confessed after landing and was charged with assault and insulting officers, while police forwarded the complaint to Düsseldorf investigators.
- On June 1, a 29-year-old Turkish migrant allegedly assaulted a flight attendant on a flight to Dusseldorf after citing Sharia law to avoid sitting next to a woman, German police said.
- The man reportedly demanded a seat change to avoid sitting beside a woman, telling witnesses he "invoked Sharia law," according to a police spokesman speaking to Bild.
- Upon landing at Dusseldorf Airport, Federal Police arrived to charge the passenger with assault and insulting officers after one officer understood the insults spoken in Turkish.
- Disputing the report, a spokesperson for Turkish Airlines told the New York Post on Friday that the incident did not occur on their flight and is unrelated.
- After receiving the complaint from Federal Police, the Dusseldorf Police is now conducting the investigation as the passenger reportedly confessed to the assault.
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To generate chaos on a plane to Düsseldorf was a 29-year-old, demonstrating that religious fundamentalism is rooted even in generations born and raised in Europe
A passenger on a Turkish Airlines flight covering the route between Turkey and the German city of Düsseldorf is investigated by the authorities after refusing to sit next to a woman, claiming sharia law, and allegedly for slapping a stewardess who attempted to intervene.
A 29-year-old is said to have beaten a stewardess on a flight from Turkey to Düsseldorf because he did not want to sit next to a woman. According to the police, he was supposed to have appealed to the Sharia.
Muslim passenger 'invokes Sharia law' to avoid sitting next to a woman before hitting air stewardess in the face
A Muslim passenger was accused of hitting an air stewardess in the face after refusing to sit next to a woman, "invoking Sharia law".The incident took place on a Turkish Airlines flight from Samsun in Turkey to Düsseldorf, with officers investigating the incident. According to information obtained by German media, the incident, occurred on June 1 at around 6am.Officers from federal police were called to reports of a disruption on board the fligh…
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