SECURITY RISK

American Airlines Flight Diverted Over Bomb Threat

Fighter jets escorted the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner as it landed in Rome.

An American Airlines flight was forced to land in Rome on Sunday after a “possible security issue,” according to the airline. The flight, which took off from John F. Kennedy International Airport in New York, was headed to New Delhi when it experienced the potential security concern, ABC News reported. “American flight AA292 will divert to Rome en route to Delhi due to a bomb threat,” according to the X account Flight Emergency. The flight carrying 200 people and 15 crew members was above the Caspian Sea when American Airlines alerted the crew of a bomb threat. Fighter jets escorted the Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner as it landed in Rome at 5:20 p.m. local time, the Associated Press reported. An unknown source sent the bomb threat via email and it was later determined to be unfounded, a senior official told ABC News.