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A Lynnwood man is trying to draw attention to what he calls the profiling of Muslims by U.S. Government agencies. Jeff Siddiqui is organizing a protest at the Peace Arch in Blaine on Sunday. He believes people of his faith are unfairly singled out as terrorists by authorities at airports and U.S. borders A group of supporters plan to join him, carrying banners and signs to encourage lawmakers to take up their cause. "My goal is not so that I'm protected. My goal is that future generations grow up in a country that is levelheaded and can treat everyone with...

VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - SNIPPET: "Mike Milne with US Customs and Border Protection says a man using the NEXUS lane approached the window, and began acting strange. "The officers ordered the driver, who was the sole occupant, out of the vehicle. The driver refused and dangerously accelerated the vehicle southbound. One CBP officer fired his service pistol because of the imminent and apparent danger to the general public." No one was hurt, but the suspect initially managed to speed off. He was later captured by State Troopers..."