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Man detained after alleged sexual assault on board Air Canada flight

File photo: Richmond RCMP are investigating allegations of a sexual assault on board Air Canada flight. Bruce Bennett / File / Getty Images

Global News sister station, CKNW, has learned that a man was detained at Vancouver Airport shortly before 4 a.m. after an in-flight incident.

Richmond RCMP say a 39-year-old Pakistani national was escorted off a flight following allegations that he had inappropriately touched a female passenger while she was asleep.

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The Air Canada flight, 151, was travelling from Toronto to Vancouver.

RCMP say both Air Canada and YVR are assisting with the investigation.

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