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US-bound plane diverts to Canada after person from Ebola-hit region boards 'in error'
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- A plane from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Canada after a passenger from the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo boarded the plane "in error", officials have said.
- US entry restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the deadly virus meant the passenger should not have boarded the Air France plane, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency told the BBC.
- Almost 140 people are believed to have died from Ebola in the outbreak in central Africa, with more than 600 suspected cases identified.
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Ana Faguy Getty Images. A plane from Paris to Detroit was forced to divert to Canada after a passenger from the Ebola-hit Democratic Republic of Congo boarded the plane "in error", officials have said.
US entry restrictions aimed at limiting the spread of the deadly virus meant the passenger should not have boarded the Air France plane, the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency told the BBC.
Almost 140 people are believed to have died from Ebola in the outbreak in central Africa, with more than 600 suspected cases identified.
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