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Woman removed from Florida meeting after playing Islamic call to prayer
A woman wearing a burka was escorted out of a Pinellas County commissioners meeting in Florida after playing a recording during public comment.
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A woman wearing a burka was escorted out of a Pinellas County commissioners meeting in Florida on Tuesday, Fox News and the New York Post both reported. A sheriff deputy removed the woman after she played a recording of the Islamic call to prayer. [1][2][3]
The incident occurred during a public comment period while the Pinellas County Board of County Commissioners listened to local residents. According to the New York Post and Fox News, residents were speaking against the potential expansion of a local mosque over concerns regarding agenda materials and zoning wording. [1][2]
Fox News reported that the woman was covered head to toe in black when she played the recording before being escorted from the room. [2][3]
In short
- A woman wearing a burka played an Islamic call to prayer recording at a Florida county meeting.
- A sheriff deputy escorted the woman out of the Pinellas County commissioners meeting on Tuesday.
- The disruption happened during a public comment period regarding a local mosque expansion.
Sources
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- [1]Woman wearing burka escorted out of Florida county meeting after playing call to prayer recordingNew York Post, 1h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]Woman wearing burka escorted out of Florida county meeting after playing call to prayer recordingFox News, 13h ago
- [3]Woman covered in veil escorted out of Florida county meeting after playing call to prayer recordingFox News, 13h ago
Background
- [4]Florida mother arrested after leaving four children home alone for days FTMQ News, 2d ago
- [5]Former council member delivers Satanic invocation at Iowa meeting FTMQ News, 17d ago
Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 5 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.
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