Sco ish cops pull players off plane

Edinburgh – The French team’s flight back from Edinburgh following their Six Nations defeat by Scotland was delayed yesterday so squad members could be interviewed as potential witnesses to an alleged sexual assault, police said.

The plane carrying the French squad was halted by police on the tarmac and several players were taken off. The flight was delayed by two hours before leaving at 1pm local time.

“Following an initial report of sexual assault in Edinburgh city centre during the early hours of Monday 12th February, police conducted various lines of inquiry, including speaking to a number of potential witnesses,” said a Police Scotland statement.

“These inquiries have established that no crime has been committed,” the statement added.