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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.

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What happened

According to CBS News’s source item, 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.

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Detroit-bound flight diverted over passenger from Congo amid Ebola restrictionsCBS News - 2026-05-21T04:33:11+00:00

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