Man claims racial profiling in search that uncovered drugs (The Gazette)

A 25-year-old Ethiopian man is asking a federal magistrate judge to suppress a search of his belongings at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Jan. 14, where immigration agents recovered marijuana, because the agents based the search on what they thought was gang attire and racial profiling.

Man Claims Racial Profiling in Search that Uncovered Drugs (KCRG-TV9 Cedar Rapids)

CEDAR RAPIDS – A 25-year-old Ethiopian man is asking a federal magistrate judge to suppress a search of his belongings at the Eastern Iowa Airport on Jan. 14, where immigration agents recovered marijuana, because the agents based the search on what they thought was gang attire and racial profiling.

Ethiopian Airliner Crashes Near Beirut – Updated

Habte Banti Nagassa, an Oromo, is said to be the pilot of the Ethiopian Airliner that went down immediately after take off from Beirut International Airport. Habte is also identified as a brother of the late Yigezu Banti. Twenty-four hours after the deadly crash, some 30 victims were pulled out of the frigid water