Plane diverted over 'bomb' alert

Passengers have been evacuated from a Pakistan International Airlines plane that was diverted to Sweden after a man on board …

Passengers have been evacuated from a Pakistan International Airlines plane that was diverted to Sweden after a man on board was suspected of having explosives.

The Boeing 777, was diverted to Sweden while en route to Pakistan from Canada.

The incident began after a woman called Canadian police after the plane had taken off and said a man on board had explosives with him.

Canadian police informed the pilot and the plane landed at Stockholm's Arlanda airport as it was in Swedish airspace.

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"He has been detained," said police spokesman Kjell Lindgren. A man was detained while the passengers were getting off the plane during an evacuation.

Stockholm district police spokesman Janne Hedlund said no explosives had been found on the man. His baggage and the plane were being searched, he added.

Agencies