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WASHINGTON, Sept. 1 (UPI) -- Pakistan's military said Wednesday it recalled an official delegation to Washington over the rude treatment its members received from airport security agents. The eight-member party led by a brigadier general was on its way to a meeting at U.S. Central Command headquarters in Florida when were taken off their plane at Washington's Dulles International Airport and subjected to what a Pakistani spokesman called "unwarranted security checks." "The delegation was cleared and U.S defense officials regretted the incident," said Pakistani Maj. Gen. Athar Abbas. "However, as a result of these checks, military authorities in Pakistan decided...

Tampa, Florida -- An incident aboard a United Airlines flight to Tampa resulted in nine foreign-born people being removed from the airplane and left several passengers shaken. In fact, several thought the incident was serious enough that they asked to be booked on another flight. At least 15 passengers who arrived in Tampa Monday on a United flight were supposed to be here Sunday night. However, the incident involving the nine men changed everything.