( CNN ) -- An Air France flight leaving Caracas , Venezuela , for Paris was stopped and searched on Saturday , after French intelligence alerted the Venezuelan government about the threat of an explosive device , a Venezuelan minister said . The evening Air France Flight 385 was grounded for a security sweep that involved explosives experts and a canine team , according to a statement posted on the website for Miguel Eduardo Rodriguez Torres , Venezuela 's minister of popular power for international relations , justice and peace . The statement quoted Rodriguez Torres speaking to Venezuelan state television as saying : `` The flight was suspended and ( there was ) a thorough review of the aircraft to confirm the situation , since allegedly a terrorist group planned to detonate the explosives during the flight . '' He estimated the operation ran for four hours . It was not clear if the threat referred to a Caracas to Paris flight , or vice versa . Air France said in a statement that Flight 385 had been postponed before passengers boarded the plane `` in accordance with a decision by local authorities in relation to security measures . '' It said all 279 passengers and 13 crew members would fly from Caracas to Paris on Sunday evening .
An Air France flight leaving Venezuela was searched after an explosive scare on Saturday . The government was alerted about an alleged threat to detonate explosives . The Paris-bound flight was postponed to Sunday after the operation ran for four hours .