Air France passengers arrive in Paris after Kenya bomb scare
- 9 years ago
A retired French police officer traveling on Air France was detained after a fake bomb hidden in a lavatory forced his Paris-bound flight to make an emergency landing in Kenya, according to prosecutors.
The hoax the fourth against Air France in recent weeks comes amid heightened concerns about extremist violence in many countries, and aggravated passenger jitters around the holidays.
France has been on high alert for terrorist activity and in a state of emergency since Islamic extremist attacks Nov. 13 in Paris killed 130 people.
On Sunday, the Air France flight made an emergency landing in Mombasa, Kenya, after the discovery of the fake explosive rigged with cardboard, sheets of paper and a household timer.
All 459 passengers and 14 crew members on the flight, from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius to Paris, were safely evacuated.
Overwhelmed with relief, passengers arrived safely in Paris on Monday, some crying as they embraced loved ones.
The hoax the fourth against Air France in recent weeks comes amid heightened concerns about extremist violence in many countries, and aggravated passenger jitters around the holidays.
France has been on high alert for terrorist activity and in a state of emergency since Islamic extremist attacks Nov. 13 in Paris killed 130 people.
On Sunday, the Air France flight made an emergency landing in Mombasa, Kenya, after the discovery of the fake explosive rigged with cardboard, sheets of paper and a household timer.
All 459 passengers and 14 crew members on the flight, from the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius to Paris, were safely evacuated.
Overwhelmed with relief, passengers arrived safely in Paris on Monday, some crying as they embraced loved ones.