Diverted American Airlines flight escorted by Italian fighter jets after ‘bomb threat’
Flight 292 landed at Rome's Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport "due to a possible security issue". The airline later said the threat "was determined to be non-credible".
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The view from the cockpit of the fighter jet. Pic: Italian air force/Reuters
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Pic: Italian air force/Reuters
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The flight on the ground in Rome. Pic: AP
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