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Bookmark or Share- US Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackersOn October 10, 1985, the hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the...
- MS Achille Lauro - WikipediaMS Achille Lauro was a cruise ship based in Naples, Italy. It was built between 1939 and 1947 as the ocean liner Willem Ruys for Royal Rotterdam Lloyd. In 1965 Achille Lauro bought the ship, had it converted into a cruise ship, and renamed it after himself. In 1985 it was hijacked by members of the Palestine Liberation Front .
- Achille Lauro hijacking - WikipediaThe Achille Lauro hijacking took place on 7 October 1985, when the Italian ocean liner MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) off the coast of Egypt, as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod, Israel.
- The Achille Lauro Case and the Death of Leon Klinghoffer | TIMEA Murder That Shocked the World, at Sea and on Stage. 3 minute read. Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro leaves Port Said harbor on October 10, 1985 after Egyptian authorities stopped it from...
- Oct. 7, 1985 | Palestinian Gunmen Hijack Achille LauroOn Oct. 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 hijackers took the more...
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