Security guards on Israel’s national airline El Al overpowered a suspected hijacker who tried to storm into the cockpit of a Tel Aviv to Istanbul flight, apparently armed with a pocket knife, passengers said.

A hijack suspect arrested with a loaded gun on his way to a London-bound flight was due before a judge in Stockholm tomorrow to decide whether he should be charged, stay in detention or be freed.

It has been confirmed that a Muslim convert, who allegedly tried to hijack a flight from Sweden to London, did take flying lessons.

Swedish intelligence service says the man arrested in Stockholm over a London-bound plane hijacking plot was planning to crash into a European US embassy

Swedish police are still questioning a man they suspect had planned to hijack a Ryanair flight.

A passenger who tried to force his way into the cockpit of a United Airlines plane has been detained after the co-pilot hit him on the head with an axe.

A hijack attempt on a United Airlines flight has been foiled.

An Indian airliner with up to 54 people on board was hijacked tonight during a domestic flight from Bombay to New Delhi.

Reports say an Alliance Air Boeing 737 has been hijacked on its way from Bombay to New Delhi.

Three people, including a stewardess, have been killed as Saudi special forces stormed a hijacked Russian airliner.

Paramedics said the woman flight attendant was knifed and shot to death and two men were gunned down.

Reports are coming in that one passenger, a flight attendant and a hijacker have been killed as Saudi forces stormed the hijacked airliner at Medina airport.

Saudi forces have stormed the hijacked airliner at Medina airport.

Saudi security forces have taken positions around a hijacked Russian plane as negotiations resume to end a stand-off with Chechen hijackers.

Talks to bring the hijack of a Russian airliner to an end have stalled after the hijackers reportedly lost patience with negotiators.

All the women and children have been released from a Russian plane which has been hijacked and forced to land at a Saudi airport.

Officials are negotiating with the hijackers of a Russian plane which is holding 162 hostages at a Saudi airport.

The hijackers of a Russian plane which is holding 162 hostages at a Saudi airport are claiming to have a bomb on board.

It has been reported there is a bomb on board the Russian plane hijacked by Chechens.

The Russian passenger plane hijacked after taking off from an Istanbul airport is heading to Medina in Saudi Arabia.

Two Chechens have hijacked a Russian airliner with more than 160 passengers on board soon after it took off from Istanbul.