Okay, if you are right and they were offered a room, that's fine, but even if they were doing it to make a point, after reading a few comments on this post, I do believe their point has now made. They are showing the hypocrisy of their fellow men.
Have you ever been shopping at a mall or better yet Costco and have people standing in the middle of an aisle with cart in tow and chit chatting to their friends while you are trying to get to an item. This is okay...because? I think we also know are news media, so just how much of this story is true?
Why was it so important for that group to pray in a public corridor instead of in private? I think we all know the answer to that question.