Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked

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Italian cruise ship hijacked. This past week saw authorities issue travel warnings about terrorist threats in Europe. They demanded the release of 50 Palestinians imprisoned in Israel and specifically threatened to kill the US. The four hijackers of the cruise liner Achille Lauro hijacked in turn by US F-14 fighters faced interrogation yesterday by an Italian magistrate while Washington and.

The original intent was to attack Ashdod Israel the final destination of the cruise. The well-armed men who belonged to the. 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.

On October 7th 1985 the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by four members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Alexandria Egypt. Four Palestinian terrorists board the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro shortly after it left Alexandria Egypt in order to hijack the luxury liner. 7 1985 the Italian cruise ship MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt in the Mediterranean.

The three incidents provide the dovish Obama with. The Achille Lauro An Italian cruise ship sailing the Mediterranean hijacked on October 7 1985 by four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists. Twenty-five years ago today on October 7 1985 the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front.

The Italian cruise ship was hijacked in 1985 by four terrorists members of the Front for the Liberation of Palestine. The hijackers took the more than 400 passengers and crew members hostage and demanded. Klinghoffer was disabled and in a wheelchair the terrorists shot him in the chest and head and then forced two crew members to dump him and the wheelchair he was confined.

Named after the chairman of the company that came to own her the ship her keel was laid in 1939 suffered an onboard explosion in. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct. And British passengers if their demands were not met.