The United Arab Emirates warned its citizens Saturday to avoid wearing traditional garb when traveling abroad after an Emirati man was arrested and mistaken for a terrorist in Ohio. WEWS-TV reported that al-Menhali had been in Ohio for medical treatment. WEWS-TV posted police camera footage of al-Manehali’s arrest and later a Saturday meeting where Avon officials offered their apologies. Emirati media reported that Ahmed al-Menhali was detained at gun point last week while wearing a traditional white kandura, or ankle-length robe, and headscarf in Avon, Ohio after a hotel clerk raised suspicions he could have links to Islamic State. “No one from the police department (wanted) to disrespect you,” Avon police Chief Richard Bosley told Almenhali.

Source: Fox News July 04, 2016 05:48 UTC