Emergency landing of Pakistani 777 after bomb threat

[Boudewijn van Oirschot]

from NDTV

Stockholm: Swedish police have detained a man on a Karachi-bound jet with 273 people that made an emergency landing in Stockholm after Canadian authorities received a tip that a passenger was carrying explosives.

Police spokesman Kjell Lindgren said the man, described as a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin, was detained as he was evacuated from the Pakistan International Airlines jet along with other passengers at Stockholm's Arlanda Airport.

It was not immediately clear if the man was carrying any explosives, but Lindgren said a bomb squad that searched the Boeing 777 found nothing suspicious on board. He said the man was taken in for questioning at a police station.

Police officials said the man was not on any international no-fly lists and had cleared a security check in Canada.