Lagatar24 Desk
New Delhi, Oct 3: Indian Air Force fighter jets flew from Jodhpur and Punjab to intercept the Iranian plane carrying the bomb. Soon after security officials received information about the bomb threat, ground forces were dispatched and two Su-30MKI fighter jets flew in to intercept the plane, government officials said.
‘Bomb threat’ onboard Iranian passenger jet over Indian airspace, with final destination in China, triggers alert, IAF jets scrambled. The passenger jet is now moving towards China. Security agencies monitoring the plane: Sources pic.twitter.com/5Up2fHURxW
— ANI (@ANI) October 3, 2022
The aircraft requested permission to land at Delhi Air Base, but this was refused and it was continuously followed by two jets. However, the plane was later cleared of the bomb threat and then allowed to continue to its destination in China.
However, security forces are closely monitoring the plane and its route to China, and all air stations and air units of the Indian Air Force are on alert. Indian agencies are still closely monitoring the plane.
