Flight diverted to Maine for 'security issue'

BANGOR, Maine - May 22, 2012 (WPVI) -- A US Airways flight flying from Paris to Charlotte, N.C., has been diverted to Maine because of what an airline spokesman describes as a "security issue."

Spokesman Andrew Christie says the Boeing 767 with 179 passengers and nine crew members was diverted around noon Tuesday to Bangor International Airport.

He says there was a "security issue" on Flight 787. He says a passenger exhibited suspicious behavior.

There was no immediate word from the airport.

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