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A video of the incident was made during which the man told the woman she should be arrested for her actions, causing a heated religious argument between the two.
A video of the argument that ensued was posted on Facebook by the woman, Ruby Butler, 27, which has received more than 500,000 views within a week.
PHOTO: DAILYMAILButler, who claims that she was told she should be in prison for putting her feet up on the seats, also shared the video, captioning it: 'So on my way home today on the train I got abused…for having my feet on the chair.'
The video shows that the Muslim man approached Butler and said, "I cannot sit there. I cannot pray with my clothes on, OK? And I travel every day."
Although a young man intervened to calm the situation, the argument continued to intensify, whereupon the agitated Muslim man told the woman she should "be in prison"
Nevertheless, Butler was not alone in tackling the elderly Muslim man as a younger man questioned the Muslim man’s nationality.
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In an attempt to get the woman arrested, the Muslin man also called the police saying, ''I'm not frightened of any of you. I'll get the police."
Responding to the new voice, the elderly man says, "Don't argue with me. I know this is England, I was born here, Okay? I have as much right as you have, OK."
PHOTO: DAILYMAILAs the men stood facing each other the elderly man says, "What you going to do? You going to hit me? I'm not frightened of any of you. I'll get the police."
Continuing the dispute, Butler added, "I pray with my shoes on. I am a Christian. This is not a Muslim country," just before the elderly passenger exits the train.
Meanwhile. the Britsih Transprt Police has seen no report of any complaints.
This article originally appeared on Mail Online
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