No explosive device aboard Air France flight from Chad: Minister

Paris - 'The flight had landed at Roissy airport in Paris without incident and isolated'

By Reuters

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Published: Thu 3 Jun 2021, 7:46 PM

Last updated: Thu 3 Jun 2021, 9:31 PM

France confirmed on Thursday that no explosive device was onboard an Air France aircraft that arrived from Chad following an anonymous threat about a possible explosive device on board.

Air France said in a statement that following the threat, Air France Flight AF865 from N'Djamena to Paris had been escorted by a French Air Force fighter plane and had landed at the Paris-Charles de Gaulle airport.


Interior Minister Gerard Darmanin took to Twitter to confirm that no explosive device was found after searching - thanking authorities for their assistance.

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Earlier, Darmanin had said in a tweet that due to the suspected presence of an explosive device aboard the plane, an investigation had been started.



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