Detroit-bound plane diverted to Canada after passenger from Ebola-hit region boarded ‘in error’, officials say

An Air France flight headed for Detroit was rerouted to Canada mid-journey after authorities realized a passenger linked to an Ebola outbreak zone in Africa had boarded the plane "in error," officials said Wednesday.

The flight landed in Montreal on Wednesday after taking off from France with a passenger from the Democratic Republic of Congo, a U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) spokesperson said in a statement to Fox News Digital.

"Due to entry restrictions put in place to reduce the risk of the Ebola virus...