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'Two held' over Air France bomb scare Air France bomb scare: 'Two held' in Paris
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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. A 58-year-old taken into custody is an ex-policeman from 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. His wife was being questioned as a witness.
The reports come a day after the Boeing 777 was evacuated at Mombasa airport. Air France says the fake bomb was made of cardboard and a kitchen timer and posed no danger.
The airline took legal action after the discovery of the device, an Air France spokesman told AFP news agency . The Boeing 777 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 plane was then evacuated at Mombasa airport.
The airline "filed a legal complaint against unknown persons for endangering the life of others", the spokesman said. Police reportedly held the couple, who have not been named, on their return to France.
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. 'Bad joke'
A spokesman told AFP news agency that the airline had "filed a legal complaint against unknown persons for endangering the lives of others".
Officials say 459 passengers and 14 crew members were on board the Boeing 777 when a contraption was found behind a bathroom mirror.
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 a "bad joke".
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. Mr Gagey said there had been three bomb scares on Air France planes in the US in the last 15 days.
France remains on high alert after 130 people were killed during the jihadist attacks in Paris last month.