Posted on 03/30/2008 8:53:57 AM PDT by Stoat
Prayers please ... the driver holds out hands with palms facing sky
A MUSLIM bus driver told stunned passengers to get off so he could PRAY.
The white Islamic convert rolled out his prayer mat in the aisle and knelt on the floor facing Mecca.
Passengers watched in amazement as he held out his palms towards the sky, bowed his head and began to chant.
One, who filmed the man on his mobile phone, said: “He was clearly praying and chanting in Arabic.
Route to Mecca ... he kneels on prayer mat
placed at front of the bus
“We thought it was a wind-up at first, like Jeremy Beadle.”
The 21-year-old plumber added: “He looked English and had a London accent. He looked like a Muslim convert, with a big, bushy beard.
“Eventually everyone started complaining. One woman said, ‘What the hell are you doing? I’m going to be late for work’.”
After a few minutes the driver calmly got up, opened the doors and asked everyone back on board.
But they saw a rucksack lying on the floor of the red single-decker and feared he might be a fanatic. So they all refused.
The passenger added: “One chap said, ‘I’m not getting on there now’.
“An elderly couple also looked really confused and worried.
“After seeing that no-one wanted to get on he drove off and we all waited until the next bus came about 20 minutes later. I was left totally stunned. It made me not want to get on a bus again.”
The bizarre event unfolded on the number 81 in Langley, Berkshire, at around 1.30pm on Thursday.
At the wheel ... 'Hrun' drives No81
The passenger said he rang the bus firm to complain but claimed it did not believe him.
He said: “They asked me, ‘Are you sure?’. Then they said they would get back to me, but they weren’t taking me seriously at all.”
Yesterday the driver, who said his name was Hrun, told The Sun: “I asked everyone to get off because I needed to pray. I was running late and had not had time.
“I pray five times a day as a Muslim — but I don’t normally ask people to get off the bus to do it.”
Muslims pray at pre-dawn, noon, afternoon, sunset and evening.
A spokesperson for bus company London United said: “We are aware of a reported incident involving our route 81.
“We are currently undertaking a full investigation into the matter.”
The most dangerous type. ...the newbies "on fire for Allah."
Thanks. Got it.
-Dense in Charlotte
His ass should be out of there yesterday. Fire the a-hole.
The most dangerous type. ...the newbies "on fire for Allah."
Agreed.
Al-Qaeda's white army of terror (MI5 Source up to 1500 white Britons radicalized to Islamofascism)
Interesting article, thanks.
Same primary recruiting stations as here in the U.S. too — the prison system. Except the ones recruited over here are almost always angry black men.
Top Ten Jobs We Don't Want To See Praying Muzzies Doing
NASCAR Driver
Neurosurgery
Operate on your eyes
Airliner Pilot
Train Engineer
18 Wheeler Driver
Atomic Bomb Assembler
Operate Supertanker
Emergency Medical Response
Firefighter
"Ooops! - Here, hold this artery. Time for me to stop to pray!"
BUMP
Another Adam Gadahn. Unpopular nerd in school. No dates.
We all know Islam isn’t a race. But that doesn’t stop the Islamists and their sympathizers/apologists from playing the race card anyway.
No, the actions of pickling up the bus driver and throwing him and his mat out on the street, then taking the bus over is whats needed!
UnFREAKINbelievable!
What's next, Muslims demanding that every public toilet doesn't face the direction of Mecca.
Can you imagine the reaction that would occur if some yahoo tried this in, say, Texas?
Someone would be gettin' a beat-down for sure. :)
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