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Brit Siblings Removed From EasyJet Flight For ‘Reading ISIS Material’

A trio of British siblings have reacted with shock after they were kicked of an easyJet flight when passengers accused them of reading ISIS material.

Ali Dharas, 21, and his two sisters Sakina, 24, and Maryam, 19, were removed from the flight from London Gatwick to Naples before it took off.

They were then questioned on the runway by armed police officers for an hour before they were allowed back on the plane.

A couple had apparently told staff onboard that the Maryam and Sakina, who were wearing headscarves, that they also had ‘praise be to God’ written on their phones.

The siblings, who were born and raised in London, had to hand over their phones to be checked before they were allowed back on the flight.

Now the threesome have reacted in fury at the accusations, lashing out at the “lying” passengers in a scathing Facebook post.

Clinical pharmacist Sakina wrote: “Firstly, that’s part of the Qur'an, our religious text, so even if we did have it, it wouldn’t signify that we’re a part of ISIS at all, but regardless, we’ve had nothing on our phone remotely Arabic related this morning.

“Also, we’re Indian by ethnicity, so we wouldn’t even have Arabic in conversation with anyone.”

Removed: The siblings were eventually allowed back on the flight after being questioned by police (Wikipedia)

She added: “What are my rights? We would only have been allowed back on the plane if there wasn’t a shred of doubt on their part, so someone must be the liar here, in which case, why were those passengers not removed for wasting police time, LYING, making false allegations and racial profiling?”

An easyJet spokesman has apologised to the siblings for the inconvenience.

He said: “A member of ground staff requested the assistance of the police who took the decision to talk to three passengers at the bottom of the aircraft steps, before departure.

“The police then confirmed to the Captain that the passengers were cleared to complete their journey and they re-boarded the aircraft and the flight departed to Naples.

“The safety and security of its passengers and crew is our highest priority which means that if a security concern is raised we will always investigate it as a precautionary measure.

“We would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused to the passengers.”

A spokesman for Essex Police confirmed the incident, adding: “Officers at the airport spoke to them and examined their phones with their consent.

“They were quickly able to establish that no offences had been committed and they boarded their flight.

“We are satisfied the call was of good intent.”

Top pic: Facebook/Sakina Dharas