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| 'Two held' over Air France bomb scare | 'Two held' over Air France bomb scare |
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| Police in Paris have detained two people who were on an Air France flight forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya when a fake bomb was found on board, reports say. | Police in Paris have detained two people who were on an Air France flight forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya when a fake bomb was found on board, reports say. |
| The couple were reportedly taken into custody by border police on their return to France. | The couple were reportedly taken into custody by border police on their return to France. |
| One of those in police custody was an ex-police officer on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, Europe 1 radio said. | One of those in police custody was an ex-police officer on the Indian Ocean island of Reunion, Europe 1 radio said. |
| The reports come a day after the Boeing 777 was evacuated at Mombasa airport. | The reports come a day after the Boeing 777 was evacuated at Mombasa airport. |
| The airline took legal action after the discovery of the device, an Air France spokesman told AFP news agency . | |
| The airline "filed a legal complaint against unknown persons for endangering the life of others", the spokesman said. | The airline "filed a legal complaint against unknown persons for endangering the life of others", the spokesman said. |
| The flight was on its way from Mauritius to Paris when the suspicious object was found in a plane toilet and the decision was made to make an emergency landing. | The flight was on its way from Mauritius to Paris when the suspicious object was found in a plane toilet and the decision was made to make an emergency landing. |
| The suspect package was taken away for examination and Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey later said it was made of a cardboard box, paper and a timer. | The suspect package was taken away for examination and Air France chief executive Frederic Gagey later said it was made of a cardboard box, paper and a timer. |
| He described it as an "extremely aggressive act". | He described it as an "extremely aggressive act". |
| The plane, carrying 459 passengers and 14 crew, had left Mauritius at 01:00 GMT and had been due to fly directly to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. | The plane, carrying 459 passengers and 14 crew, had left Mauritius at 01:00 GMT and had been due to fly directly to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris. |