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Air France: Bomb scare on Paris-bound flight was 'false alarm'

A suspicious device found on an Air France flight was a false alarm, the airline has said.

Frédéric Gagey, Air France Chief Execuctive, told a press conference the device didn't present a danger to the flight or passengers.

Flight 463 from Mauritius to Paris was diverted to Mombasa in Kenya after a passenger found the suspicious device in a toilet onboard.

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Kenya officials: Suspicious object found on flight

Kenyan officials now say a "suspicious object" was found on an Air France flight after initially saying a bomb had been discovered.

Kenya Airports Authority initially said "a bomb" had been found onboard Flight 463 but later updated a statement to say a "suspicious object" had been retrieved.

An updated statement has now been posted on their official Facebook page:

Kenya Airports Authority Credit: Facebook/Kenya Airports Authority

Air France have not confirmed the nature of the device found on the Paris-bound flight.

A spokesman for the airline said: "We have absolutely no official confirmation regarding the precise nature of the object from Kenyan authorities."

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