Man sues hotel chain, police after being accused of being a terrorist

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Credit: Anthony Shoemaker

Credit: Anthony Shoemaker

The Associated Press is reporting that an Emirati man detained at a Cleveland hotel after a clerk heard him speaking Arabic and thought he was a terrorist has sued the hotel chain, police and others.

The federal lawsuit filed Wednesday says Avon police put him on the ground and treated him roughly before realizing he wasn't a terrorist.

The lawsuit says Al-Menhali was taken to a hospital afterward and had undergone open heart surgery in February 2016. It is seeking unspecified compensatory and punitive damages.

A Marriott International spokesman declined to comment on the lawsuit."