In the afternoon of 23 February, a security threat on board American Airlines flight AA292 between New York’s JFK airport and Delhi, India, forced the aircraft, a Boeing 787-9 (registered N840AN), to divert to Rome Fiumicino in Italy.

Two Eurofighters of the Italian Air Force scrambled to guide the aircraft towards the Italian capital. A post-flight security check revealed no dangerous devices were located on board.

The security threat was received by e-mail, but later deemed unfounded.

The flight will stay overnight in Rome to allow for required crew rest before continuing to Delhi on Monday, American Airlines said.

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