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| Jewish prayer sparks US air alert | Jewish prayer sparks US air alert |
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| A US Airways flight was diverted to Philadelphia after a young Jewish man's prayer items triggered a bomb scare, Philadelphia police said. | A US Airways flight was diverted to Philadelphia after a young Jewish man's prayer items triggered a bomb scare, Philadelphia police said. |
| The incident arose when the man used a phylactery, a small black box Orthodox Jews strap to their head as part of their prayer rituals, police said. | |
| The man was not arrested and the plane landed without incident. | The man was not arrested and the plane landed without incident. |
| US airports are on high alert after a Nigerian man was held over an alleged bomb plot on a plane last month. | US airports are on high alert after a Nigerian man was held over an alleged bomb plot on a plane last month. |
| His device allegedly malfunctioned and he was quickly overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. | His device allegedly malfunctioned and he was quickly overpowered by passengers and crew on the flight from Amsterdam to Detroit. |
| The latest incident took place on a 50-seat regional jet originally bound for Louisville, Kentucky from New York's LaGuardia airport. It landed in Philadelphia at about 0900 local time (1400 GMT). | The latest incident took place on a 50-seat regional jet originally bound for Louisville, Kentucky from New York's LaGuardia airport. It landed in Philadelphia at about 0900 local time (1400 GMT). |
| Phylacteries - called tefillin in Hebrew - are two small boxes of black leather, with straps attached to them. | |
| Observant Jewish men are required to place one box on their head and tie the other one on their arm as part of their morning prayers. | Observant Jewish men are required to place one box on their head and tie the other one on their arm as part of their morning prayers. |