CANADA, Dec 8 – The flight was diverted to Montreal, Canada for security reasons. Passengers had been taken off in groups of 50 so they could be individually checked before the aircraft is. Reports suggest that the jet was waiting on the tarmac for two hours before passengers could alight, although they are unconfirmed.
A bomb squad arrived at the scene shortly after and were said to be investigating the incident. Authorities have been on red alert following the attacks by ISIS in Paris and on a Russian jet which was blown up by an on-board bomb over the Sinai Desert in Egypt.
In the meantime, there were also an Air France spokesman said that the aircraft landed normally. Local authorities will conduct checks.” There are 231 passengers and 15 crew members on board the plane which took off from San Francisco, according to Canadian media.
