Toronto: An Air India jet with about 150 passengers and crew was forced to return to Toronto after a suspicious package was found on board the flight, authorities said.
Flight 188, which left Toronto's Pearson Airport was an hour into its flight to India, via Birmingham, England, when a passenger reported to flight crew that he found a suspicious package in one of the bathrooms, Sgt Todd Moore of the Peel Regional Police said.
The pilot decided to return to Toronto, where the jet was taxied to a remote terminal. The flight was evacuated at about 0830 hours IST.
Bomb disposal and canine units examined the package, which was "rendered safe and removed from the plane," said Moore.
He said an investigation was ongoing and declined to disclose details about the package or its contents.
The passengers, who were still in Toronto early Tuesday morning, were to undergo another identity check and go through baggage screening again.
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