Detroit-bound flight diverted over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions

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Detroit-bound flight diverted over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictions

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit, Michigan, was forced to divert to Montreal, Canada, on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak after it was determined that …

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit, Michigan, was forced to divert to Montreal, Canada, on Wednesday due to U.S. flight restrictions linked to the Ebola outbreak after it was determined that one of the passengers was from the Democratic Republic of Congo, federal officials said. Air France boarded the passenger "in error on a flight to the United States," a U.S. Customs and Border Protection spokesperson told CBS News in a statement. …

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United States · World Health Organization · Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus · Democratic Republic of Congo · Department of Homeland Security · Federal Aviation Administration · Centers for Disease Control and Prevention