Plane Hijacking

Israeli assessment:

Flydubai incident was a terror attack

Israeli officials say copilot of diverted flydubai flight suspected of repeatedly stabbing captain, trying to seize control of plane before passengers and crew intervened.

Belize:

US man shot dead after attempted plane hijacking

US citizen killed after attempting to hijack a domestic flight in Belize, slashing passengers before being shot by another traveler. Authorities investigating how the attacker entered the country and boarded the flight with a weapon.

Hezbollah operative who hijacked plane arrested 34 years later

Greek police arrest terrorist responsible for hijacking of flight out of Athens in 1985, murder of US citizen aboard flight.

Report: Russian flight diverted following attempted hijacking

Plane forced to land short of destination in Moscow after passenger reportedly demands that flight be diverted to Afghanistan.

Former prisoner of Zion Anatoly Altman dies

Altman, who tried to hijack a plane to escape the former Soviet Union, dies in Haifa at age 77.

Ireland to host anti-Israel terrorist

Terrorist who hijacked flight to Israel, attempted to hijack El Al flight, to be hosted by Irish government.

Palestinian Arab terrorist to address EU Parliament

Plane hijacker and advocate for continued terrorism against Israelis Leila Khaled to speak about women's rights in Brussels.

Egyptian plane hijacker arrested with no casualties

Man with explosive vest hijacks EgyptAir plane, takes it to Cyprus in effort to reunite with ex-wife. Police arrest hijacker, no one harmed.