New Delhi, July 1 -- A LOT Polish Airlines flight travelling from Warsaw to Tel Aviv was diverted to Bulgaria on Tuesday after an accidental hijack alert triggered a large-scale security response, including the scrambling of military fighter jets from Israel and Bulgaria, Business Insider reported.

The aircraft, operating as LOT Polish Airlines Flight 155 and flown by Electra Airways, departed Warsaw at 11:35 am local time before changing course during the journey. According to FlightAware flight tracking data, the Airbus A320 circled over the Mediterranean Sea near Cyprus before diverting to Burgas, Bulgaria, where it landed safely at 5:13 pm local time.

According to a statement shared by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) with The Times ...