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.

Fox News national correspondent CB Cotton breaks down a report of a bomb threat diverting an American Airlines flight on 'Fox Report.'

American Airlines Flight 292 made an abrupt U-turn near Turkmenistan Sunday due to a “possible security issue,” American confirmed.

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,