Pakistan, June 17 -- A flight carrying 442 Hajj pilgrims was forced to divert in Indonesia on Tuesday after a bomb threat was sent via email, prompting immediate security action. The Saudia Airlines flight SV 5276 was en route from Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, to Jakarta when the threat was received by airport authorities.

According to Indonesia's Directorate General of Civil Aviation, an unidentified sender emailed the threat at 7:30 am local time. The message warned of a plan to "blow up" the flight, which carried 207 men and 235 women returning from their Hajj pilgrimage.

Upon evaluating the situation, the pilot chose to reroute the aircraft to Kualanamu International Airport in Medan, located on Sumatra island. The decision was made shortl...