Bomb threat on China-bound Iranian plane over Indian airspace, IAF scramble fighter jets
The nature of the bomb threat or the name of the Iranian commercial carrier is still unclear. After clearance, the aircraft is now moving towards China and at the time of filing this report, it was over Indian airspace and is being closely monitored by security agencies.
FollowA "Bomb threat" has  been received onboard Iranian passenger jet over Indian airspace. According to reports, the passenger plane was moving from Iran to China.
After the trigger was alerted, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has scrambled its Sukhoi Su-30MKI fighter jets and the passenger jet is now moving towards China.
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The foreign aircraft was headed to China as its final destination, had entered Indian airspace when the alert from Indian Air Traffic Control was shared with the plane. Indian Air Force Su-30MKI fighter jets from Punjab and Jodhpur airbases were scrambled to intercept the plane.
However, the nature of the bomb threat or the name of the Iranian commercial carrier is still unclear. After clearance, the aircraft is now moving towards China and at the time of filing this report, it was over Indian airspace and is being closely monitored by security agencies.
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The plane is continuing on its flight path towards China. Security agencies monitoring the plane.
According to reports, inputs were received by security agencies in Delhi about the possibility of a bomb on board, which triggered an alert and permission was not granted to the plane to land in Delhi.
However, the Indian ATC granted Mahan Air permission to land in Jaipur. But, the pilot decided to move forward to its final destination to China instead of landing in India.
