Muslims upset by 24

An American-Islamic group has blasted the makers of Kiefer Sutherland's hit TV drama 24 after learning the first episode of the new season portrays a Muslim family as terrorists.

Officials at the Council on American-Islamic Relations were made aware of the controversial episode after upset Muslims got hold of a promotional preview of the show, which airs next week.

The council's spokeswoman Rabiah Ahmed says she's particularly disturbed by one scene, in which an American-Muslim teenager plots to kill Americans.

She adds: "It casts a cloud of suspicion over every American-Muslim family out there."

Bosses at TV network Fox, who air the show, have yet to counter the comments.