The US government has agreed to pay $300,000 (£172,000) to settle a lawsuit brought by an Egyptian arrested after the 11 September attacks, reports say. Ehab Elmaghraby was detained for nearly a year and deported after being cleared of links to terrorism. He claimed his rights were violated in custody and sought damages. The settlement, in which the government did not admit wrongdoing, is said to be the first involving claims of dozens of Muslims arrested after 9/11. The lawsuit was filed in August 2004 by Mr Elmaghraby and a Pakistani citizen, Javaid Iqbal. The latter is still pursuing the suit. They argued the US government would not let them appeal their solitary confinement in a special unit of the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Mr Elmaghraby, a 38-year-old former restaurant worker, also alleged he was mistreated. The US government has dismissed the claims, saying ...
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