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 at 9:15 p.m. Monday (0215 GMT Tuesday) 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 told The Associated Press Tuesday.
The pilot decided to return to Toronto, where the jet was taxied to a remote terminal. The flight was evacuated at about 11 p.m. (0300 GMT).
Bomb disposal and canine units examined the package, which was "removed from the plane and rendered safe," said Moore. The package was detonated, authorities said.
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. Moore said he did not know how many passengers were on the plane, but that there were about 150 people on board, including the crew.
It was unclear if Air India had made other flight arrangements.
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