(Reuters) - The mayor of an Ohio town at the centre of an incident that prompted the United Arab Emirates to warn citizens against wearing traditional robes abroad apologised and said on Monday some of those involved could face criminal charges.
Police in Avon, Ohio, last week pinned to the ground and handcuffed an Emirati businessman, Ahmed Al Menhali, after receiving reports he was pledging allegiance to Islamic State militants while speaking on his cellphone in a hotel lobby.
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