French authorities investigate if Jewish passengers were removed from flight due to religion
PARIS (AP) – French authorities are trying to determine whether a group of young French citizens were Jewish this week because they were Jewish.
Airline, Vueling, rejected the allegations.
On Wednesday, several dozen French passengers were thrown from the Spanish city. Valencia For Paris, for what the Spanish police and the airline define as rebellious behavior.
France’s European and Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Saturday that Minister Jean-Noël Barrot contacted Carolina Martinoli’s Vueling CEO, and that a group of young French Jews were removed from one of the company’s flights ”.
Barrot also requested more information to kötün determining whether these individuals were exposed to discrimination on the basis of their religions ”.
A similar request was made to the Spanish ambassador of French.
“Mrs Martinoli said that a comprehensive internal investigation continued to Martinoli, Mr. Barrot and that his findings would be shared with French and Spanish officials,” he said.
Vueling was previously rejected, reporting that the incident, which includes the removal of 44 small and eight adults from V8166, was related to the religion of the passengers.
Some Israeli news organizations reported that students are Jewish and that their abolition is religiously motivated, which is a claim that is repeated online by an Israeli Minister. Spain’s civilian guard, minors and adults are French citizens, he said. Civil guard spokesman said the relevant representatives were not aware of the group’s religious relationship.
A vueling spokesman said that the passengers have been removed after the small of the plane with the emergency equipment of the aircraft and after cutting the security show of the crew. A civilian guard spokesman said that the captain of the plane ordered the removal of Valencia from the plane at the Manises airport after ignoring the instructions of the crew.
On Thursday, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Spain expressed his concerns about the incident. The group said that Vueling should provide documentary evidence of what is happening on the plane.
