WASHINGTON (TNND) — A plane passenger "invoked Sharia law" to avoid sitting next to a woman, then hit a flight attendant, according to German police. The incident occurred on a flight from Turkey to Dusseldorf on June 1, and reportedly involved a 29-year-old Turkish migrant living in Germany, according to German newspaper Bild on Friday. A German police spokesperson told the outlet, "According to initial witness statements, the man invoked Sharia law and refused to sit next to a woman," referring to the strict religious and moral code of Islam. https://wsbt.com/news/nation-world/plane-passenger-invoked-sharia-law-to-not-sit-next-to-woman-hit-stewardess-german-police-turkey-flight-dusseldorf-islam