India-bound American Airlines flight diverted over 'possible security issue', reports

An American Airlines flight out of New York to New Delhi was diverted to Rome on Sunday over a "possible security issue," ABC News reported, citing a statement by the airline.

American Airlines Flight 292, which departed from John F. Kennedy International Airport, was heading to Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi. It has landed safely at the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport, the airport told ABC News.