A Muslim man in London says his family was barred because of their religion from boarding a plane bound for Los Angeles, where they planned to visit Disneyland with their children.<br />On December 15, the extended family waited at the gate.<br />Their bags were on the plane.<br />The family included Mohammad Tariq Mahmood with two of his children; his brother Zahid and sister-in-law Sadaf, with five of their children; and two nieces who were accompanying them.<br />While they waited to board the plane, Mohammad Mahmood was called on the intercom and told that at least some of the family would not be allowed to board.<br />They were not given a reason for the ban, according to Mahmood.<br />A U.S. official on Wednesday told CNN that not all family members were prevented from traveling, but did not specify who would have been permitted to travel.
