Paris-US flight diverted to Maine for ‘security issue’

A US Airways plane flying from Paris to Charlotte, N.C. was diverted to Bangor, Maine because of a "security issue," ABC News reported, citing an airline spokesman.

The Associated Press reported a passenger announced she had a surgically implanted device, according to a source who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Two F-15 fighters were scrambled to escort the plane, according to a spokesman for the North American Aerospace Defense Command.

The Transportation Security Administration told CBS News that a disruptive female passenger from the flight is in custody. Officials said that the passenger did not pose a threat to the flight.

The Boeing 767 with 179 passengers and nine crew members landed around noon at Bangor International Airport, US Airways spokesman Andrew Christie told the AP.

ABC News wrote that FBI agents met the plane at the gate and interviewed the female who was said to be "acting suspiciously."

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