Man held after Air Canada plane forced to land

<div id="subtitle">Toronto man in custody after 'altercation' forces Air Canada plane to land in Montreal</div><div><p>Air Canada says a flight bound for Germany made an unscheduled landing in Montreal following an altercation between two passengers.</p><p>Air Canada spokesman John Reber says the incident occurred Wednesday night on a flight headed to Frankfurt from Toronto.</p><p>Reber says police were waiting when the plane landed at Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport at about 7:30 p.m. local time. One passenger was taken into custody and the flight departed at 8:40 p.m. local time.</p><p>Police spokesman Const. Olivier Lapointe says a Toronto man is in custody and is expected to be charged with causing a public disturbance.</p><p>Reber says the other passenger remained on the flight.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/images/ad.gif?aid=66177001&bid=informcom" /></div><div id="copyright"><div>


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