(Reuters) -Ground stops were lifted at international airports in Montreal and Ottawa after a bomb threat on Thursday briefly halted departing flights, a U.S. Federal Aviation Administration spokesperson said.
The Ottawa Macdonald–Cartier International Airport said on X that it was investigating a security incident and warned that operations may be disrupted, urging travelers to check their flight status.
The Ottawa Police Service also said on X that it was investigating a security incident at the airport.
The airport and police department gave no details on what caused the ground stoppage.
Officials at the Montreal airport were not immediately available for comment.
(Reporting by Brendan O’Brien in Chicago, David Shephardson in Washington, Barghav Acharya; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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