A source familiar with the situation said the bomb threat towards Flight AA292, which was traveling from New York to New Delhi, was sent via email.

A flight from New York to New Delhi had to be diverted to Rome because of a bomb threat. "This is particularly true if Russia assesses that the US cannot or will not support the European NATO countries in a war with Russia."

An American Airlines flight bound for India was diverted to Rome on Sunday due to a "suspected bomb threat" later found not to be credible, according to the airline and Italian airport officials.