Indian Airlines Passenger Arrested After Shouting "Long live Osama" - Report

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An Indian man has been arrested after allegedly trying to set himself on fire
and shouting pro-Osama bin Laden slogans on an Indian Airlines flight.The
30-year-old was overpowered soon after the plane took off from Dubai for
Hyderabad and handed over to police in Hyderabad, reports say.Police
officials say he was found to be mentally unsound and a city court magistrate
has referred him to a mental hospital.The Deccan Chronicle reported that the
man pulled out a cigarette lighter and started burning his skin and clothes
soon after the plane took off. He was also shouting: "Long live Osama," the
report said.





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