Karachi:
Passengers from a Pakistani jet that was diverted to Stockholm for several hours for fear that one of its passengers was carrying explosives arrived safely in Karachi on Sunday.
Police evacuated 273 people from the jet and briefly detained a Canadian man, after an anonymous caller in Canada tipped off authorities that the suspect was carrying explosives.
However, no explosives were found on the man, who was released after questioning by police, or on the Boeing 777 from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which had been bound from Toronto to Karachi, Pakistan.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it was investigating whether Saturday's incident was a "terrorism hoax".
All passengers - except the suspect - were allowed back on the plane at Stockholm's Arlanda airport nine hours after it landed there.
The Boeing then took off for Manchester, England, from where the passengers continued their journey to Karachi.
A spokesman for state-owned PIA said the suspect was a 25-year-old Canadian national.
A prosecutor decided to release the man after questioning and police were trying to help him continue his journey to Karachi either late Saturday or Sunday, a police spokesman said, adding the man had cooperated with investigators.
The pilot had asked to land the plane in Stockholm after Canadian authorities said they received a tip-off by phone the man was carrying explosives.
Passengers were told there was a technical problem with the aircraft and didn't find out the real reason until they were on the ground, police said.
A SWAT team detained the suspect as he was evacuated from the aircraft along with the other passengers.
Swedish police said the man was not on any international no-fly lists and had cleared a security check in Canada.
He didn't resist when the SWAT team took him into custody.
Police evacuated 273 people from the jet and briefly detained a Canadian man, after an anonymous caller in Canada tipped off authorities that the suspect was carrying explosives.
However, no explosives were found on the man, who was released after questioning by police, or on the Boeing 777 from Pakistan International Airlines (PIA), which had been bound from Toronto to Karachi, Pakistan.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police said it was investigating whether Saturday's incident was a "terrorism hoax".
All passengers - except the suspect - were allowed back on the plane at Stockholm's Arlanda airport nine hours after it landed there.
The Boeing then took off for Manchester, England, from where the passengers continued their journey to Karachi.
A spokesman for state-owned PIA said the suspect was a 25-year-old Canadian national.
A prosecutor decided to release the man after questioning and police were trying to help him continue his journey to Karachi either late Saturday or Sunday, a police spokesman said, adding the man had cooperated with investigators.
The pilot had asked to land the plane in Stockholm after Canadian authorities said they received a tip-off by phone the man was carrying explosives.
Passengers were told there was a technical problem with the aircraft and didn't find out the real reason until they were on the ground, police said.
A SWAT team detained the suspect as he was evacuated from the aircraft along with the other passengers.
Swedish police said the man was not on any international no-fly lists and had cleared a security check in Canada.
He didn't resist when the SWAT team took him into custody.
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