India's airlines have experienced almost 1,000 hoax bomb threats this year, the country's deputy civil aviation minister said.

India's airlines and airports received 999 hoax bomb threats this year as of 14 November, the country's deputy civil aviation minister told its parliament. This was nearly 10 times more than the threats received in 2023, Mr Murlidhar Mohol said.

Airlines and airports in India received a total of 999 hoax bomb threats from the start of this year until Nov 14, nearly 10 times more than in the whole of 2023, the country's deputy civil aviation m