Germans pull out of fair over abaya

 A German tour operator pulled out of a Riyadh travel fair in protest at dress restrictions imposed on one of its female representatives, newspapers reported Thursday. Religious police demanded the German visitor change her abaya because it was decorated with red embroidery, Al-Riyadh reported. It was the first time the German, herself a Muslim, visited Saudi Arabia. Religious police, who escorted her to a taxi so that she would go and get changed, warned her not to speak of the incident but she burst out of the car “in tears”, newspapers said. The German operator protested by withdrawing from the fair. — AFP __