Air India serial bomb threats: Why is it significant amid Canada tensions?
Al Jazeera
Several Indian carriers have been forced to divert flights or return to land following bomb threats this week.
A series of bomb threats against multiple Indian airlines has rocked the country this week, throwing authorities there and across five other nations into a scramble to investigate threats amid long delays and flight diversions.
India’s flagship carrier, Air India, has been the target of more than a dozen warnings since Monday, along with threats targeting local private carriers.
So far, the threats have turned out to be hoaxes. However, they come amid heightened tensions between India and Canada over the long-term presence of Sikh separatists in the country.
It’s a fatal combination: Sikh separatists, India, and Canada have a deadly history linked to one of the worst aviation disasters ever recorded.
Here’s what you need to know about the bomb threats and why they matter as India and Canada feud:
