Two Paris-bound Air France flights diverted due to bomb threats

Salt Lake City: Just a few days after a series of attacks rocked Paris, two Air France flights - AF55, AF65 - were on Wednesday diverted to the Salt Lake City International airport after receiving bomb threats on Tuesday evening.

According to latest reports, an Air France flight 65 departed Los Angeles and was headed for France when the threat was received. 

The plane AF65 carrying 497 passengers landed in Salt Lake City around 7:30 PM and the passengers have been moved out.

On Friday, 129 people were killed in Paris as Islamic State gunmen targeted multiple sites including the Bataclan Theatre and the Stade de France.

Two separate Air France flights—#AF55 and #AF65—have diverted. #AF65 confirmed due to security incident. We await confirmation on #AF55.

— Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2015

#AF55, Washington-Paris, has also diverted and is on the ground in Halifax. https://t.co/MT4bJ7jdga pic.twitter.com/U9uhivoG7i — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2015

Per FAA, #AF65—LA to Paris—diverted to Salt Lake City due to a "security incident". https://t.co/codxvNqXPP pic.twitter.com/gvL1TmLvL1 — Flightradar24 (@flightradar24) November 18, 2015