Bomb discovered on Air France plane with 500 passengers

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...-a6780366.html

Air France bomb: Kenya says explosive device found in toilets of plane carrying 473 people from Mauritius to Paris


A suspicious device found in the toilet of an Air France flight to Paris is a bomb, Kenyan authorities have said.

Two suspects from flight 463 - which was carrying 472 people - are being questioned by Kenyan security forces after the Paris-bound flight from Mauritius was forced to make an emergency landing in Mombasa at 12.37am when a suspicious looking package was discovered in the toilet.

A statement was posted online by Kenya Airports Authority under the headning "Kenyan Security foil a bombing attempt on Air France".

The statement said: "Kenyan bomb experts discover a bomb inside Air France at Moi International Airport, Mombasa. The explosive was carried away to a safe place outside the airport.

"Bomb experts from the Kenya Navy took the bomb away to safety. The Kenyan security is zeroing in on two passengers who appear suspicious.

"The Mombasa Security team and Airport security in Mombasa have also secured the Airport and all critical facilities around.

"The bomb has been taken to safe destination for detonation in the morning."

All 459 passengers and 13 crew were escorted safely off the aircraft, while the bomb was taken by the Kenyan navy to be detonated safely away from the airport.

Kenyan bomb experts have been examining the device since the plane landed, while passengers have been taken to nearby hotels. The security services have cordoned off the airport and flights have been suspended.

An edited statement was issued later by Kenya Airports Authority that omitted any mention of a bomb.

"We confirm of an emergency landing by Air France's flight from Mauritius at Moi Int'l Airport this morning after reports of a suspicious object was found on board," it said.

"The object has successfully been retrieved from the Paris bound flight. Scheduled flights to Mombasa were disrupted this morning due to the incident.

"Normal airport operations have resumed at Moi International Airport. Investigations are underway by the National Security Agents on the ground and Air France."

Nobody has yet claimed responsibility for the suspicious device.

Thank god that was discovered before it detonated... Appears there's no confirmation on who is responsible for it as of yet.

[Puupi]

It wasn't a bomb.

[Belize]

Last I heard it was a "Strange Device" and not a "bomb". A strange device can be anything from a Nokia Flipphone to a power tool dildo.

[Puupi]

Last I heard it was a "Strange Device" and not a "bomb". A strange device can be anything from a Nokia Flipphone to a power tool dildo.

It was a false alarm according to the chairman of Air France.

PS. Power tool dildos are not strange devices.

[TrumpIsPresident]

Frederic Gagey said the suspect item was made of paper and a timer.

The Boeing 777 landed at Moi International Airport in Mombasa. The aircraft and airport were evacuated.

Mr Gagey said this was not a "bad joke", but an "extremely aggressive act" - the fourth false alarm since the deadly 13 November attacks in Paris.

Mr Gagey told journalists that the device appeared to be made of a carton, sheets of paper and some sort of kitchen timer, and placed behind a mirror in a toilet.

He said the device contained no explosives, so it would not have been detected during pre-flight security checks in Mauritius, and passengers and crew had not been at risk.

If something looks like a bomb you treat it like a bomb until its proven otherwise.

Of course if you do that in America you'll be labeled a racist.

/cough fake clock boy /cough

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Thank god that was discovered before it detonated... Appears there's no confirmation on who is responsible for it as of yet.

It was not a bomb. It was a suspicious package....


Which turned out to be a cardboard box with a household timer.....thats all.

No threat at all. no danger.

So can we cut the bullshit hyperbole please.

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Why would you do that combination?
"cardboard box with a household timer"

[Mitters]

Just a clock guys.

[Shalcker]

Why would you do that combination?
"cardboard box with a household timer"

And what would you do with it in a toilet? :/

[Skalm]

It could very well have been a test to see what kind of 'bomb like' objects could be snuck onto a plane without detection...which could lead up to an actual bomb device being brought onto a plane.

[NYC17]

Bomb Not Discovered on Air France plane with 500 passengers.

[Grimbold21]

Close the thread

[Blade Wolf]

Why would you do that combination?
"cardboard box with a household timer"

All that's missing is a troll picture inside the cardboard box saying, "u mad bro?" because this just feels like a massive troll.

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Somebody staged a terrorist attack.

All that's missing is a troll picture inside the cardboard box saying, "u mad bro?" because this just feels like a massive troll.

Somebody who risks incarceration likely has other goals then to troll.

[Lillyth]

If something looks like a bomb you treat it like a bomb until its proven otherwise.

Of course if you do that in America you'll be labeled a racist.

/cough [REDACTED] /cough

We do not talk about attention seekers here

[Ripster42]

It was a false alarm according to the chairman of Air France.

PS. Power tool dildos are not strange devices.

I dunno, I would definitely classify it as a strange device. I don't usually associate power tools with sex toys. Or craftsman with bottle openers. I would also classify those as strange devices:

[Puupi]

I dunno, I would definitely classify it as a strange device. I don't usually associate power tools with sex toys. Or craftsman with bottle openers. I would also classify those as strange devices:

Is that a bottle opener?

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It was not a bomb. It was a suspicious package....


Which turned out to be a cardboard box with a household timer.....thats all.

No threat at all. no danger.

So can we cut the bullshit hyperbole please.

But...but bomb? Get scared! Boo! Headlines!

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But...but bomb? Get scared! Boo! Headlines!

It was a dummy bomb not nothing.

[Ripster42]

Is that a bottle opener?

Yes, that's a bottle opener. I am the "proud" owner of one. My dad usually buys me tools every year for christmas, and he rarely sees me use them. (How would he, I don't live with him) One year he got me that because he said he'd like to get me a tool that I'll actually use.