Bomb threat aborts flight

VICTORIA Police have investigated a bomb threat at Melbourne Airport after an Air Mauritius flight, carrying 180 passengers to Mauritius, returned to Melbourne an hour after take-off last Wednesday when a suspicious object was found.

It was a soft drink can with the word 'bomb' written on it.

Police confirmed there was no bomb. No one was arrested over the incident.

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