The US has apologized for the arrest of businessman, Ahmed al-Menhali (pictured), who was mistaken for a terrorist because he was wearing traditional Arab robes while in Ohio.
Emirati national al-Menhali was detained at gunpoint(left and center) last week after he was mistakenly held as an Islamic State (IS) suspect by police at the Fairfield Inn and Suites in Avon, Ohio. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it had summoned the US Deputy Chief of Mission Ethan Goldrich over the incident, and he apologized. 'He emphasized that the United States respects the right of different nations to wear their national dress, adding that this incident was an exception which was totally unacceptable,' the statement read. The 41-year-old man (right) was released once the mistake was realized but had to be hospitalized after he fainted at the scene.
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