Muslim woman sues California police over hijab removal

A Muslim woman with a headscarf walks past a voting sign at PS 3 on April 19, 2016 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. (file photo)

These are some of the headlines we are tracking for you in this edition of Press TV's Top 5:

  • A Muslim woman files a lawsuit against Long Beach police in California, for forcibly removing her Islamic veil at the police station.
     
  • Foreign-backed militants shell government-held parts of Aleppo in northern Syria, killing at least seven people and injuring dozens more.
     
  • Israeli army troops ransack Palestinian houses in pre-dawn attacks in three West Bank villages, before detaining at least eight Palestinians.
     
  • Egypt's press syndicate calls for an immediate halt to blatant barbarism and aggression against journalists. We’ll have a report from Cairo.
     
  • Despite Russia’s outrage, the US Defense Secretary says NATO plans to deploy rotating ground troops to the Baltic States and Poland.

 


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