American Airlines flight diverted to Rome over 'possible security issue,' ABC News reports

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - 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 Dehli. It has landed safely at the Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport, the airport told ABC News.

(Reporting by Kanishka Singh in Washington; Editing by Will Dunham)