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Arrested for musical taste.(Harraj Mann )(Brief article)

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| July 01, 2006 | Hernandez, Daisy | COPYRIGHT 2006 Color Lines Magazine. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

BRITISH POLICE DETAINED AN INDIAN MAN at an airport on the suspicion that he might be a terrorist after he asked a cabdriver to play some songs on the car's radio from his MP3 player. The songs included one by the Clash whose lyrics included the words: "London calling to the faraway towns/Now war is declared and battle come down/London calling to the ...

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