Ryanair boss calls for extra checks on Muslim men at airports in bid to prevent terror attacks as he claims 'that is where the threat is coming from'

A rare breath of realism in politically correct Britain

Ryanair's boss has called for Muslim passengers to be checked at airports in a bid to prevent terror attacks, claiming 'that is where the threat is coming from'.

Michael O'Leary said terrorists 'will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion' - and that families with young children should be let through security as they are less likely to 'blow' people up.

The 58-year-old added that the only way to 'deal with the threat' was to vet 'single male' Muslims travelling on their own.

His comments have since been slammed by a Labour MP for 'encouraging racism'.

'Who are the bombers? They are going to be single males travelling on their own,' Mr O'Leary told The Times. 'If you are travelling with a family of kids, on you go; the chances you are going to blow them all up is zero.'

He added: 'You can't say stuff, because it's racism, but it will generally be males of a Muslim persuasion. Thirty years ago it was the Irish. 'If that is where the threat is coming from, deal with the threat.'

Labour MP Khalid Mahmood said Mr O'Leary was 'encouraging racism' and asked why he wouldn't suggest white people be given the same treatment 'to see if they're being fascists'.

'If he can tell me what colour Muslims are then I'd be very happy to learn from him – you can't judge a book by its cover,' he told the Times.

He added: 'In Germany this week a white person killed eight people. Should we profile white people to see if they're being fascists? 'He's being very blinkered and is actually encouraging racism.'

The airline chief is no stranger to controversial remarks – particularly his murderous intentions towards environmentalists and travel agents.

He once said: 'The best thing you can do with environmentalists is shoot them.'

Mr O'Leary's remarks come the day after a white female Muslim convert admitted plotting a suicide bomb attack on St Paul's Cathedral in London.

Safiyya Amira Shaikh, 36, was born Michelle Ramsden but converted to Islam in 2007 and is believed to have become radicalised in 2015 after following extremists online.

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