[kj] OT: Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song

[pssyche23]

Heaven knows what they would have done with this young Asian chap if he'd 
been playing the B side to KJ's America (ie. J*h*d !!!) ... BB is watching 
you ...

----- Original Message ----- 
From: LONESTYLE at aol.com
To: gathering at misera.net
Sent: Wednesday, April 05, 2006 7:26 PM
Subject: [kj] OT: Man held as terrorism suspect over punk song


People are just plain paranoid. ~LB


April 5, 2006 - 1 hour, 48 minutes ago
British anti-terrorism detectives escorted a man from a plane after a taxi 
driver had earlier become suspicious when he started singing along to a 
track by punk band The Clash, police said Wednesday.
Detectives halted the London-bound flight at Durham Tees Valley Airport in 
northern England and Harraj Mann, 24, was taken off.
The taxi driver had become worried on the way to the airport because Mann 
had been singing along to The Clash's 1979 anthem "London Calling," which 
features the lyrics "Now war is declared -- and battle come down" while 
other lines warn of a "meltdown expected."
Mann told British newspapers the taxi had been fitted with a music system 
which allowed him to plug in his MP3 player and he had been playing The 
Clash, Procol Harum, Led Zeppelin and the Beatles to the driver.
"He didn't like Led Zeppelin or The Clash but I don't think there was any 
need to tell the police," Mann told the Daily Mirror.
A Durham police spokeswoman said Mann had been released after questioning --  
but had missed his flight.
"The report was made with the best of intentions and we wouldn't want to 
discourage people from contacting us with genuine concerns," she said.



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