Three siblings have said they were hauled off an easyJet plane for questioning by counter terrorism officers after a fellow passenger made false allegations they were looking at Islamic State propaganda on their phones.

Sakina Dharas and her brother and sister were interrogated on the tarmac for an hour as the plane waited after the anonymous denunciation which she believes was made maliciously because she was wearing a headscarf.

The airline has now apologised after the incident at Stansted last week as the three were heading to Naples for a weekend getaway.