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Plane passenger invoked Sharia law to avoid sitting next to a woman, then attacked flight attendant (townflex.com)

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[-] hanrahan@slrpnk.net 16 points 21 hours ago

Jewish folk have refused to sit near a woman on flights in the past as well, though I didn't think attacking crew members was involved

This was the one I was thinking of but apparently it's not uncommon

https://www.news.com.au/travel/travel-advice/flights/no-i-wont-sit-next-to-a-woman/news-story/2420e8c026bc648275a2b7fd5c63eea3

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