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July 5, 2016

Ohio: Police Handcuff Emirati Man Outside Hotel After False ISIS Accusation
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Meanwhile, in Ohio, Avon Mayor Bryan Jensen has apologized after police
handcuffed and pinned an Emirati tourist to the ground outside his
hotel, after a hotel worker called 911 alleging the man had pledged his
allegiance to ISIS. In fact, the man was simply standing outside the
hotel in a formal white robe speaking on his cellphone in Arabic. The
police pointed their guns at him and then pinned him on the ground,
before realizing he was unarmed. The man later collapsed and had to be
hospitalized.
Topics:Ohio