Nothing to do with Islam... Nothing to see here... Move along now

From Eric Dondero:

His name is Ali Reza Shahsavari. He is 29. He lists his residence as Indianatlantic, Florida.

On a flight from Los Angeles to Kansas City last Tuesday he started shouting obsenities to fellow passengers, and fighting with at least one of them. And then, according to Amarillo.com, he shouted:

“You’re all going to die,” a man dressed in black screamed at passengers Tuesday afternoon. “You’re all going to hell. Allahu Akbar,”

The plane made an emergency landing at the Amarillo Airport, and Shahsavari was immediately arrested.

The local FBI was quick to assure media and others that the incident was non-terrorist related, and had nothing to do with Shahsavari's Muslim faith.

FBI Special Agent Mark White, based in Dallas, said the event did not appear to be an act of terrorism. He described Shahsavari as a U.S. citizen who might have experienced an episode of mental illness.

“It sounded like he sort of lost control of himself,” White said.

No information is given as to Shahsavari's immigration status. But he is identified as being from Iran.

A follow-up story by the AP does indicate that Shahsavari has been indicted for interfering with a flight crew. There is zero mention of Shahsavari shouting "Allahu-Ahkbar," or of the fact that he is a Muslim. He is described simply as "unruly," and possibly mentally disturbed.

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