Bomb threat on Air France flight causes major security scare

PARIS: An Air France passenger plane flying to Paris on Thursday received a mid-air bomb threat, causing a security scare that saw a fighter jet scrambled to escort it to Charles de Gaulle airport. The plane, travelling from N’Djamena in Chad, was searched after landing in the French capital and no device was found. A Rafale fighter jet was scrambled to escort the plane to Charles to Gaulle airport where all of the passengers were then disembarked safely.