U.S.-bound flight from Paris diverts to Montreal over Ebola restrictions

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U.S. authorities say Air France boarded passenger from Congo in error.

An Air France flight from Paris to Detroit was diverted to Montreal Wednesday afternoon after United States authorities barred it from entering the U.S., citing new restrictions for people who who have recently travelled to three East Africa countries, where a deadly Ebola outbreak has taken hold.

A passenger disembarked at Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport, was assessed by a quarantine officer, and flew back to Paris, said Mark Johnson, a spokesperson for the Public Health Agency of Canada, in a statement.

Health officials determined the passenger was asymptomatic, Johnson added. The U.S.-bound plane then continued on to Detroit….

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