1985 Italian Cruise Ship Hijiacked

MS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples Italy.

1985 italian cruise ship hijiacked. In 1985 members of the Palestinian Liberation Front hijacked the Italian liner Achille Lauro. Calling themselves the Palestine Liberation Front the gunmen demanded the release of 50 Palestinian militants imprisoned in Israel. 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.

October 7 1985 Italian MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four men from the Palestine Liberation Front a liner which was sailing from Alexandria to Port Said. The gunmen are demanding. The Achille Lauro Hijacking These sons of bitches must be prosecuted.

In other incidents she also suffered two serious collisions and four onboard fires or explosions. Four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship the Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt. Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked Off Egypt by Palestinians.

Hijacker Released Early For Good Behavior After serving 24 years in prison the last of the four Palestinians. 7 heavily armed terrorists had hijacked the ship and 400 crewmembers and passengers. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom.

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. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella Sicily. 34 Years Ago on Monday 7th October 1985 the Italian passenger liner ACHILLE LAURO was hijacked by four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt while on passage from Alexandria to Ashdod IsraelA 69 year old Jewish American man in a wheelchair Leon Klinghoffer was murdered by the hijackers and thrown overboard.

The hijackers took the more. Four Palestinian terrorists board the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro shortly after it left Alexandria Egypt in order to hijack the luxury liner. Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked.