1985 Italian Cruise Ship Hijiacked

7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF.

1985 italian cruise ship hijiacked. QuestionWhat was the name of the Italian cruise ship hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in 1985. On October 7 1985 four men including mastermind Muhammad Zaidan aka Mohammed Abul al-Abbas from the Palestine Liberation Front PLF hijacked the Italian MS Achille Lauro liner off the coast of Egypt as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod Israel. Posted in Terrorism.

Gunmen hijack Italian cruise liner Palestinian militants have hijacked an Italian cruise liner the Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean and threatened to blow it up. Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak persuaded the hijackers to surrender but not before they shot to death a wheelchair-bound Jewish passenger from the United States named Leon. Hijacker Released Early For Good Behavior After serving 24 years in prison the last of the four Palestinians.

The hijackers changed the route of. Leader of the PLF Muhammad Zaidan Abu Abbas is known to be the mastermind behind the hijack. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea.

They demanded the release of Palestinians prisoners held in Israel. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct. Calling themselves the Palestine Liberation Front the gunmen demanded the release of 50 Palestinian militants imprisoned in Israel.

THIS DAY IN HISTORY Hijacked Italian cruise ship rescued by US. Built between 1939 and 1947 as MS Willem Ruys a passenger liner for the Rotterdamsche Lloyd she was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985. Four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship the Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.

Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked. The gunmen are demanding. This month is the 25th year anniversary of the death of cruise ship passenger Leon Klinghoffer an American Jew who was killed by Palestinian terrorists who hijacked the cruise ship he was sailing on with his wife in the Mediterranean Sea in 1985.