Rapper Khaled M tweets TSA troubles

Libyan-American hip-hop artist pulled off a connecting flight and detained without explanation.

Storified by AJAMStream· Wed, Sep 25 2013 13:49:34

Khaled M. feat Lowkey - "Can't Take Our Freedom"thisiskhaledm

After the incident, Khaled M described the experience and expressed his frustration with his repeated run-ins with flight security.

TSA threw away half my belongings, as usual. Deodorant stick, face pads, and 1 (of many) Khaled M cd all tested "explosive"Khaled M

Last 4 Times I've flown I've missed flights due to "security" procedures. They love to put on a showKhaled M

How arrogant of me to assume I'm allowed to fly in the country I was born and raised in.Khaled M

When I got pulled off the plane 2 days ago, ppl were giving that proud "victory smirk" like the authorities prevented some plotKhaled M

Khaled M's fans on Twitter responded with outrage and support.

@thisisKhaledM were u placed on the do not fly list? ...don't get frustrated keep putting out musicLAVON N. PETTIS

@thisisKhaledM Not to make light of a terrible situation, but I want a sitcker on your next album that says "Explosive Hip-Hop! - TSA"Adam Bernard

@thisisKhaledM apparently flying while Muslim/press/dissident is the new driving while black?lib(ertarian)

Some civil liberties activists tweeted to Khaled M offering advice and clarification of what had happened to him.

@thisisKhaledM good! airports have been legally recognized as foreign soil (see Jose Padilla case). glad you're back on the move.Free Movement

Several days before the incident, Khaled M had taken part in a report by WNYC's "On The Media" about harrassment by Customs and Border Patrol authorities.

On The Media - My Detainment Story or: How I learned to Stop Feeling Safe in My Own Country and Hate Border Agents*Earlier this month, OTM producer Sarah Abdurrahman, her family, and her friends were detained for hours by US Customs and Border Protecti...

Some drew comparisons to the experience of Aditya Mukerjee , whose account of TSA profiling was widely shared in August.

@thisisKhaledM It sounds ominous and reminds me of the experience of @chimeracoder. Have you read his `don`t fly during ramadan'?Leonore

Mukerjee eventually weighed in on the situation.

TSA threw away half my belongings, as usual. Deodorant stick, face pads, and 1 (of many) Khaled M cd all tested "explosive"Khaled M

.@thisisKhaledM It's the "as usual" part of that tweet that worries me the most.Aditya Mukerjee