Israeli Plane Diverted After Passenger Breaches Cockpit

Israeli airline El Al announced in a statement that a flight coming from Prague was forced to divert to Greece after a passenger behaved violently on Thursday. Later reports indicated that security personnel on board detained the suspect after he attempted to breach the cockpit and restrained his hands before escorting him off the plane in Thessaloniki. Hebrew media reported that a passenger of Arab descent attempted to enter the cockpit. The statement mentioned that an investigation is underway regarding the circumstances of the incident.