US news pundit sacked for 'Muslims on planes' comment

A US news analyst has been fired by National Public Radio after saying that he gets nervous when he sees people in Islamic clothes on a plane.

US news pundit sacked for 'Muslims on planes' comment
Thu, 21 Oct, 2010 - 19:18

A US news analyst has been fired by National Public Radio after saying that he gets nervous when he sees people in Islamic clothes on a plane.

Juan Williams, who has written extensively on race and civil rights, made the remarks on the Fox News Channel.

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