American Airlines Flight From New York To New Delhi Diverted To Rome Over 'Bomb Scare'

Italian fighter jets scrambled Sunday to intercept an American Airlines flight from New York to New Delhi, India, over a "bomb scare" that turned out to be a hoax.

AA Flight 292, carrying 199 passengers plus 15 crew members, was diverted by two fighter jets and escorted to Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO). Those on board endured a 15-hour ordeal due to the "alleged bomb scare," airport authorities said.