Woman's note causes US Airways flight to be diverted with fighter jets
| Bangor, Maine
An FBI spokesman says there's no indication that a US Airways jetliner or its passengers were in danger before the Paris-to- North Carolina flight diverted to Maine.
Officials briefed on the incident say a French passenger passed a note to a flight attendant saying she had a surgically implanted device. Sen. Susan Collins of Maine says two doctors examined the woman, who was born in Cameroon , but found no scars or incisions.
The FBI and Homeland Security Department warned airlines last summer that terrorists are considering surgically hiding bombs inside humans.
Two F-15 fighters scrambled to escort Flight 787, with its 179 passengers and nine crew members, to Bangor . The plane landed around noon Tuesday. After the passenger was removed and others questioned by the FBI, the flight to Charlotte resumed 3½ hours later.
