New York officials have found suspicious wires in a toilet onboard a flight that was returned to Kennedy International airport, but no explosive device was found.

Officials are questioning a male and female passenger about them.

New York Police Department spokesman Paul Browne said Delta Flight 126 bound for Madrid was returned to the gate and evacuated after a report of a suspicious device aboard.

The flight took off at 8pm and it landed around 10pm.

Wires were found in the lavatory that apparently did not belong to the plane.

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