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Two men arrested at Montreal-Trudeau airport

MTL West Island

Two males have been arrested at Montreal-Trudeau airport on Wednesday following a police investigation that compelled the delay of some flights and brought on the closure of one of many airport’s two runways late within the afternoon.

The Sûreté du Québec (SQ) mentioned it had arrested two males, one in his twenties and the opposite in his thirties, who have been on flights to Montreal.

These individuals “may face expenses of fraud,” mentioned Béatrice Dorsainville, spokeswoman for the SQ, including that they’re at present being questioned by officers.

For its half, the Montreal airport mentioned the standard safety protocols have been triggered after the identification of a “suitcase of curiosity” positioned on a aircraft that had landed in Montreal.

One of many two runways was closed “to make sure the security of the continued investigation,” airport public relations officer Eric Forest mentioned in an electronic mail, delaying the arrival and departure of some flights.

The investigation concluded round 6 p.m. and “turned out to be unfounded,” mentioned Forest, including that there was no risk to the security of travellers.

Forest added that each runways are again in operation and, regardless of some delays brought on by the operation, “the airport is totally operational.”

“Operations have returned to regular,” mentioned Mr. Forest.

For its half, the U.S. Federal Aviation Administration had warned late within the afternoon that flights to Montreal-Trudeau airport have been grounded till at the least 5:15 p.m.

In its advisory, the FAA mentioned that “a bomb risk” on the Montreal airport could be the reason for this interruption. Neither the airport nor the SQ confirmed this declare, and the U.S. company has since amended its advisory to take away the point out of the bomb risk.

See also

“Departures to Montreal’s Pierre Elliott Trudeau Worldwide Airport are delayed by a median of 54 minutes resulting from crowds on the airport,” reads the FAA’s new journey advisory.


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