India, June 16 -- A Lufthansa flight from Frankfurt to Hyderabad was forced to return to Germany on June 15 following a "bomb threat," officials confirmed on Monday.

According to Hyderabad airport officials, the threat was received via email at around 6:01 PM on Saturday. "A bomb threat assessment committee was formed, and all procedures were followed as per SOP," said an official source, reported ANI.

Lufthansa flight LH752 had departed from Frankfurt and was scheduled to land in Hyderabad early Sunday morning. However, after receiving the threat, authorities decided not to allow the aircraft to enter Indian airspace.

An official from Hyderabad airport told ANI that the plane returned to Germany because the threat came while it was st...