Sweden: Passenger detained over airliner bomb threat

A man on a Pakistan International Airlines plane that made an emergency landing in Stockholm has been detained after Canadian authorities received a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives.

Sweden: Passenger detained over airliner bomb threat

A man on a Pakistan International Airlines plane that made an emergency landing in Stockholm has been detained after Canadian authorities received a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives.

Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said the man, described as a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, was detained as he was evacuated from the Boeing 777 jet along with other passengers at Stockholm’s Arlanda airport.

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