Twin bomb threats hit Indian airliners on opposite sides of the globe on Tuesday, forcing an emergency landing in the Arctic and fighter jets to scramble in Asia – the latest in a series of similar hoax scares for the country’s airlines.

Hoax bomb threats to airlines are not unusual in India but it's not clear what triggered the sudden surge since Monday. Officials from the government's Directorate General of Civil Aviation and Bureau of Civil Aviation Security did not respond to the BBC's emails for comment.

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An Indian passenger aircraft was diverted on Wednesday after the latest in a string of hoax bomb threats made to airline companies involving the country.

The Air India flight on its way to Chicago made an emergency landing in Iqaluit Tuesday morning due to a bomb threat. The airline said it's one of several threats in recent days.

As many as seven flights, including a Chicago-bound Air India flight, received bomb threats on Tuesday, raising concerns over air travel.

A surge of bomb threats targeting nearly 12 flights over the past three days has put Indian airlines and security agencies on high alert. Earlier in the day, three flights - Akasa Air, IndiGo and Air India received bomb threats,