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None of the men was arrested in the incidents, which involved three separate airlines. COM SPECIAL REPORT CNN NewsPass Video 39 Agencies reportedly got hijack tips in 1998 MORE STORIES 40 Intelligence intercept led to Buffalo suspects 41 Report cites warnings before 9/11 EXTRA INFORMATION Timeline: 42 Who Knew What and When? Interactive: 43 Terror Investigation 44 Terror Warnings System 45 Most wanted terrorists 46 What looks suspicious? In-Depth: 47 America Remembers In-Depth: 48 Terror on Tape In-Depth: 49 How prepared is your city? RESOURCES On the Scene: 50 Barbara Starr: Al Qaeda hunt expands? On the Scene: 51 Peter Bergen: Getting al Qaeda to talk The pilots who removed passengers were not acting without authority, said Roland Herwig, a spokesman for the Federal Aviation Administration. In one incident, Ashraf Khan, a Pakistani-American, said he was asked Monday to leave a Delta Air Lines flight from San Antonio to Dallas, Texas. The flight's captain told Khan the crew did not feel safe with him onboard, Khan told reporters. Because it was the last flight out for the day, Khan said, he missed three other connecting that were to take him to his brother's wedding in Pakistan. He directed employees that suspicious passenger behavior, not their skin color, race or national origin should be the reason for passenger removal. The pilots left the plane because the flight crew "perceived" a threat, said a Northwest spokesman. Paul airport received a call Thursday about three suspicious men at a Northwest gate. Immigration and Naturalization Service and searched the trio's luggage. The three checked out, but weren't allowed on the plane because their presence on the flight concerned passengers and the crew, airline managers told the trio. Northwest booked them on a Delta flight to Salt Lake City, officials said. Arriving in Salt Lake City, the men told reporters their treatment in Minnesota left them feeling depressed and discriminated against. Also Thursday, a Delta flight from Atlanta, Georgia, to Washington was delayed when a passenger identified as a 15-year-old boy of Saudi descent was removed from the plane. And in a third incident Thursday, an Egyptian-American, Maged Eisherbiny, said he was removed from a United Airlines flight from Chicago, Illinois, to Los Angeles, California. Eisherbiny was removed from the flight because the crew was uncomfortable having him onboard, Eisherbiny's wife told CNN. Find 60 Back to the top 2003 Cable News Network LP, LLLP.
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