Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya over bomb scare

[nitpicker]

Source: BBC

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya over bomb scare


52 minutes ago

From the section Africa

An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris has been forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya after a suspect package was found on board.

The pilots of the Boeing 777 requested to land at Moi International Airport in Mombasa after the package was discovered in the toilet.

The aircraft was safely evacuated and the item is now being examined by bomb experts, police spokesman Charles Owino said.

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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-35144471

[CBGLuthier]

1. Fucking hell. I'm flying from Mauritius to Paris in March.

I no longer fear flying except for bad maintenance, bad pilots, and people with bad intent.

[MowCowWhoHow III]

3. Air France flight diverted after suspicious item found

Air France flight diverted after suspicious item found

Air France has confirmed a flight from Mauritius to Paris was diverted to Mombasa in Kenya following the discovery of a suspicious item onboard.

The airline said Flight AF 463 carrying 459 passengers, three pilots and 11 cabin crew was evacuated after it landed normally at 00.45pm local time in Mombasa.

Kenyan Police said the device was found in the toilets.

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2015-12-20/kenya-officials-say-bomb-found-on-air-france-flight/

This is purportedly an image of the 'device'



which has been since declared a dummy/hoax:

Flight #AF463 > the suspicious package found an aeroplane of Air France from Mauritius is a dummy bomb (info @itele)

Vol #AF463 > Le colis suspect trouvé à bord d'un avion Air France en provenance de l'Île Maurice est une bombe factice (info @itele)
https://twitter.com/itele/status/678550297715732484

[mnhtnbb]

4. NOT a hoax according to this

but has been confirmed as a bomb by Kenyan authorities

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/air-france-bomb-kenya-confirms-explosive-device-found-in-toilets-of-plane-carrying-473-people-from-a6780366.html

[MowCowWhoHow III]

5. Kenya: No Bomb Found Yet in Device on Air France Flight

Kenya: No Bomb Found Yet in Device on Air France Flight

No explosives have been found yet on the suspicious device that caused an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris to be diverted to Mombasa, Kenya, said a Kenyan police official.

The device, found in a lavatory on the plane, looked like a cardboard box with a stop watch taped to it, said the official who is part of the investigation and who insisted on anonymity because he is not authorized to speak to the press. The box has been taken apart and no explosives have been found yet, he said. The digital watch is being analyzed, he said.

Six passengers are being questioned over the incident, he said.

A passenger reported the device to the cabin crew who informed the pilots leading to an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport in Mombasa. One of those being interrogated is the man who reported the package.

read more: http://www.haaretz.com/world-news/1.692823

[MowCowWhoHow III]

6. Air France CEO describes device that forced diversion of Flight 463 to Kenya as a fake bomb

BREAKING: Air France CEO describes device that forced diversion of Flight 463 to Kenya as a fake bomb

https://twitter.com/AP/status/678587829300105217

#BREAKING: Air France says bomb threat that led to emergency landing in Kenya was 'false alert'

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/678587858047934464

Air France flight makes emergency landing in Kenya after false bomb alarm

An emergency landing of an Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris in Kenya was caused by a false bomb alert, the airline's chief says.

Frederic Gagey told a news conference that the suspected package turned out to have been made of paper and a timer.

The pilots of the Boeing 777 requested to land at Moi International Airport in Mombasa after the item was found in a toilet.

Both the aircraft and airport were safely evacuated.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-35144471

[iandhr]

7. Pretty spooky

Last edited Sun Dec 20, 2015, 02:57 PM - Edit history (1)

But I am glad all the passengers are ok.