Augustin’s sister, who was with him on the flight, told authorities they had been traveling to Haiti to “flee religious attacks ... aircraft—swallowed rosary beads and allegedly kicked ...

An American Airlines passenger launched an attack on a fellow traveler and a flight attendant while swallowing rosary beads to ward ... way to Haiti “to flee religious attacks of a spiritual ...

To be used to bless medals, small crucifixes, statues, or pictures that will be displayed elsewhere than in a church or chapel; scapulars, rosaries, and other articles used for religious devotions.

Rosary beads close rosaryA string of beads used as a method of prayer or meditation, for example by Buddhists and Roman Catholic Christians. are an aid to worship that focus on a set order of prayers.

He swallowed rosary beads and kicked a flight attendant ... Augustin’s sister told authorities they were traveling to Haiti to “flee religious attacks of a spiritual nature.” ...

His sister told the FBI agent that they were traveling to Haiti “to flee religious attacks of a ... said her brother had “swallowed the rosary beads because they are a weapon of strength ...