According to Kenya airport officials, experts confirmed that the device found onboard the Air France flight 463 is a bomb. Earlier on Sunday, an Air France flight AF463 bound for Paris performed an emergency landing in Kenya's Moi International Airport after a suspected explosive device was found in a lavatory on the plane. "Kenyan bomb experts discover a bomb inside Air France at Moi International Airport, Mombasa. The explosive was carried away to a safe place outside the airport," Kenya airport officials said via Facebook. The Boeing 777 plane was flying from Mauritius to Paris with 473 passengers on board, according to police spokesman Charles Owino. "The pilots requested an emergency landing when a device suspected to be an explosive was discovered in the lavatory," he said. At least one passenger has been detained by Kenyan authorities, a local television broadcaster NTV said citing an anonymous source. Earlier it was reported that six of the passengers including the man who made the discovery are currently being questioned by the Kenyan police, according to police officials. "The Kenyan security is zeroing in on two passengers who appear suspicious," according to the Kenya airport statement. Meanwhile, alleged images of the explosive found aboard the plane are beginning to appear on the Internet.
