British holidaymakers staged an unprecedented mutiny, refusing to allow their flight to take off until two men they feared were terrorists were removed.
The extraordinary scenes happened after some of the 150 passengers on a Malaga-Manchester flight overheard two men of Asian appearance apparently speaking in Arabic.
Passengers told cabin crew they feared for their safety and demanded police action. Some stormed off the Monarch Airlines Airbus A320 minutes before it was due to leave the Costa del Sol at 3am.
Others waiting for Flight ZB 613 in the departure lounge refused to board it.
The incident fuels the row over airport security following the arrest of more than 20 people allegedly planning the suicide-bombing of trans-Atlantic jets from the UK to America.
It comes amid growing demands for passenger-profiling and selective security checks.
It also raised fears more travellers will take the law into their own hands, effectively conducting their own ''passenger profiles''.
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