Fighter jets of the Indian Air Force (IAF) were scrambled on Monday after a bomb scare was reported on board an Iranian airline transiting through Indian air space, bound for China. The issue was resolved after a message from Tehran to “disregard the bomb scare”, following which the aircraft continued on its journey, the IAF said in a statement.
The statement said that an intimation was received of a bomb scare on an airline bearing Iranian registration, when it was transiting through Indian airspace. “IAF fighter aircraft were scrambled, which followed the aircraft at a safe distance,” the statement said.
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