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Flight forced to land in Kenya over bomb scare

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An Air France flight from Mauritius to Paris has been forced to land in Mombasa after a device suspected to be a bomb was seen in the lavatory.

Charles Owino,  the police spokespersonsaid on Sunday the flight 463 was heading to Charles de Gaulle airport in Paris when the pilots requested for an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport at 00:37.

Owino said the plane had 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board who were safely evacuated after it landed.

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He also said the suspected explosive had been taken out and the bomb experts are investigating the device.

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