An Air France flight from Port Louis, Mauritius to Paris was forced to make an emergency landing in Kenya Sunday morning, after a suspected bomb was found on board.
Pilots reportedly made an urgent request to land the plane after a "suspicious package" was discovered in the bathroom.
Kenya's Airports Authority initially "confirmed" the package was in fact an explosive device, but Air France CEO Frederic Gagey contradicted that claim, saying that upon further examination the package was made from paper and a timer - but with no explosives whatsoever.
The flight was carrying 473 passengers and crew. In an apparent - and successful - bid to keep passengers calm, crew members said the plane would be landing to due a "technical" problem.
Moi International Airport was briefly shut down while Kenyan authorities evacuated the plane and experts from the Kenyan Navy moved in to evaluate and diffuse the bomb. Flights from the airport have since resumed.
Kenyan security services are currently questioning a number of suspects.