Group protests pat-down of Muslim woman

DAYTON, Ohio, July 23 (UPI) -- A Muslim woman was pulled out of line and subjected to a pat-down search at an Ohio airport because she was wearing traditional dress, an advocacy group said.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said Wednesday it has complained to the federal Transportation Security Administration and the Department of Homeland Security, the Dayton Daily News reported.

The woman, who was wearing a long dress and headscarf, was detained for 70 minutes at Dayton International Airport June 2 after being selected for a more extensive search, the group said. She agreed to a search in a private room by three female agents.

The agents ordered the woman to pull up her dress to expose her body while one of them searched beneath her underwear, the group said.

The TSA said travelers wearing bulky or loose-fitting clothes may face additional searching.