American Airlines flight AA292 from New York to Delhi u-turned near Turkmenistan and diverted to Rome on Saturday.

An American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi was forced to land in Italy due to a bomb threat, the Flight Emergency site and airport sources said on Sunday. "American flight AA292 will divert to Rome en route to Delhi due to a bomb threat,

An American Airlines flight out of New York was diverted to Rome on Sunday over a "possible security issue," the airline said in a statement.