PHOTOS: Air France passengers being evacuated following a bomb scare

An Air France plane heading to Paris from Mauritius made an emergency landing at the Moi International Airport early Sunday over bomb scare.

The Boeing 777 with 459 passengers and 14 crew members on board requested the airport’s Mombasa Towers for emergency landing after a passenger noticed a suspicious device in the lavatory and informed the Captain.

Passengers were safely evacuated as security was beefed up in and out of the airport.

In his press briefing, Interior CS Joseph Nkaissery said several passengers are being questioned regarding the incident adding that bomb experts are working with their counterparts from France and Mauritius to determine whether or not the device is a bomb.