AP NewsBreak: Attorney says settlement in case of imams removed from ‘06 flight in Minneapolis

AP NewsBreak: Settlement reached in imams case

MINNEAPOLIS — Six imams who were removed from a US Airways flight in Minneapolis in 2006 have reached a tentative settlement of their discrimination lawsuit.

The imams’ attorney, Omar Mohammedi (moh-HAM’-med-dee), said Tuesday that all sides agreed to the settlement at a conference Monday. But he says the details still need to be finalized and the settlement needs to be approved by a federal judge.

Mohammedi declined to comment on the terms of the settlement but says the imams are satisfied with it.

An attorney for US Airways, Michael Lindberg, declined comment.

A spokesman for the Metropolitan Airports Commission had no immediate information.

The six imams were removed from the Phoenix-bound flight after passengers reported what they considered suspicious behavior.