A U.S. Airways flight was diverted to Philadelphia yesterday, after a young Jewish man's prayer items triggered a bomb scare, the BBC website reports.
The incident occurred when the man used a phylactery -- a small black box Orthodox Jews strap to their head as part of their prayer rituals -- police said.
The episode took place on a 50-seat regional jet originally bound for Louisville, Kentucky from New York's La Guardia airport.
Phylacteries -- called tefillin in Hebrew -- are two small boxes of black leather, with straps attached to them. Observant Jewish men are required to place one box on their head and tie the other one on their arm as part of their morning prayers.
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