Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked

On 7 October 1985 four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro as it was sailing from Alexandria Egypt to Ashdod Israel.

Italian cruise ship hijacked. 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. In their hands lied the fate of several passengers many Americans included and among them Jewish-American businessman Leon Klinghoffer. This past week saw authorities issue travel warnings about terrorist threats in Europe.

And British passengers if their demands were not met. Aboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew. The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front in 1985 who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons.

The three incidents provide the dovish Obama with. The gunmen are demanding the release of 50 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. 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.

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. TV Trivia Movie Trivia Science Trivia Disney Trivia The Office Trivia. 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.

In October 1985 what was the name of the Italian cruise ship hijacked by Palestinian terrorists. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. Klinghoffer age 69 was from New York City and was vacationing with his wife Marilyn and their friends when four heavily armed terrorists hijacked the Achille Lauro cruise ship after it left Port Said Egypt.

7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF. Four Palestinian terrorists board the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro shortly after it left Alexandria Egypt in order to hijack the luxury liner. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct.