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London-bound plane forced to touch down in Montreal

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A British Airways 747 sits at the end of the tarmac after making an emergency landing while en route from Las Vegas to London, Wednesday, July 29, 2015 in Montreal. No injuries were reported and police are investigating. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

MONTREAL – A London-bound plane from the United States was forced to land in Montreal on Wednesday because of a bomb threat, police said.

More than 300 people were aboard the British Airways flight from Las Vegas.

The evacuation went smoothly, police said.

They received a call about 40 minutes before the plane touched down at Pierre-Elliott-Trudeau International Airport.

British Airways said the captain made the decision to divert the aircraft as a precaution.

“We are looking after the customers and will provide hotel rooms for them and will rebook them to other flights as soon as we can,” the airline said in an email.

“We are working with the Canadian authorities and giving them our fullest support.”

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