A US Airways jet traveling from Paris to North Carolina was diverted to Maine on Tuesday after a French passenger handed a note to a flight attendant mentioning that she had a surgically implanted device, raising security concerns, officials said.

BANGOR, Maine—A US Airways jetliner that diverted to Maine because a passenger passed a note saying she had a surgically implanted device is

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- A US Airways flight headed to Charlotte was diverted Tuesday due to a suspicious passenger. Flight number 787 from Charles DeGaulle Airport in Paris was scheduled to land in Charlotte but was rerouted to Bangor, Maine. A person briefed on the incident told the Associated Press a passenger announced she had a surgically implanted device. The source spoke on condition of ...