Paris, France:
An Air France plane flying to Paris on Thursday received a mid-air bomb threat, causing a safety scare that saw a fighter jet scrambled to escort it to Charles de Gaulle airport.
The plane, travelling from N’Djamena in Chad, was searched soon after landing in the French capital and no device was identified, Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin announced on Twitter.
A spokesman for the air force told AFP that the pilot of the plane had informed air site visitors manage that he had received a bomb threat more than the radio in the course of the flight.
“This type of threat is unusual and will lead to an investigation,” the spokesperson mentioned.
A Rafale fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane to Charles to Gaulle airport exactly where all of the passengers had been disembarked safely.
An airport supply mentioned that the plane parked in a specific location reserved for safety operations, and searches of the seating location and the baggage bays took spot.
Elite rapid-response safety forces had been on the scene briefly, but departed, the supply mentioned.
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