New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Actor Selma Blair has been arrested after an alleged altercation aboard a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York left two flight attendants injured, prompting an FBI investigation.

Blair, 54, was taken into custody late on Sunday, 11 October, after the aircraft arrived at John F Kennedy International Airport in New York. According to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, officers responded to reports of a physically abusive passenger while the plane was parked at the gate.

The actor and one of the injured flight attendants were taken to hospital for medical evaluation, authorities said. The incident is now under federal investigation, with the FBI examining allegations of an assault aboard the...