Two men accuse Alaska Airlines employee of racial profiling after Newark Airport evacuation
Insane employee evacuated the airport with alarm
The 2 men have been cleared and the employee is being questioned
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The airport evacuated in a panic Monday night after an Alaska Airlines employee hit an alarm following an encounter with two men, officials said at the time.
David Lombardi, a sportswriter for TheAthletic.com who was at the airport, described a scene of "confusion and chaos" as travelers fled the terminal, fearing an active shooter or bomb threat.
Speaking to BuzzFeed News, Han Han Xue, 29, a product designer for Lyft returning home to San Francisco after visiting friends in New York City over the long weekend, said he was "minding (his) own business" when an Alaska Airlines employee walked into him, then repeatedly asked Chunyi Luo, 20, a student who was standing near Xue but did not know him, if he was nervous
She asked Xue if he knew Luo and wondered why he was "acting suspiciously," both men noted. Xue added that she asked more questions, like "How much are they paying you?" and "Did they give you a visa?"
He didn't know who "they" referred to or how to respond, he told BuzzFeed, and began to walk away, feeling racially targeted and harassed. At that point, Xue said, the airline employee followed him to where other passengers waiting to board the flight and said, "I'm onto you guys. The cops are already called."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/travel/news/2019/09/08/newark-airport-evacuation-alaska-airlines-accused-racial-profiling/2257911001/
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