US man charged with attacking Muslim airline worker

A US man has been charged with attacking a Muslim airline employee in New York, allegedly unleashing a tirade of abuse, kicking her and threatening that President Donald Trump would "get rid of all of you."
The 57-year-old man from Massachusetts is accused of unleashing an expletive-laden rant against the Delta worker at a business class lounge at John F Kennedy International Airport on Wednesday, kicking her in the leg and chair after getting off a flight from the Caribbean island of Aruba.
Rabeeya Khan, who wears a head scarf, was sitting in her office when Robin Rhodes, waiting for a connecting flight, threatened her and punched the door, hitting the back of Khan's chair, prosecutors said.

When Khan allegedly asked what she had done, Rhodes replied: "You did nothing" before allegedly kicking her in the leg.
When Khan tried to move away, Rhodes kicked the door, stepped into the office and blocked her from leaving, prosecutors said.
After someone intervened, she ran to the front desk, where Rhodes allegedly followed and imitated a Muslim praying, embarking on another expletive-laden rant against her religion and the so-called Islamic State extremist group, they added.

"Trump is here now. He will get rid of all of you. You can ask Germany, Belgium and France about these kind of people. You will see what happens," Rhodes allegedly told her.

He appeared in court yesterday on a string of charges, including multiple hate crime offenses, assault and aggravated harassment, is scheduled to return to court on February 8, a prosecution official told AFP.
He faces up to four years in prison if found guilty.
Bail was set at USD 30,000 or his release on a USD 50,000 bond.
"The bigotry and hatred that the defendant is accused of manifesting and acting upon have no place in a civilised society," said Queens district attorney Richard Brown.