1985 Italian Cruise Ship Hijiacked

Terrorists Demand Israel Release Prisoners.

1985 italian cruise ship hijiacked. 7 heavily armed terrorists had hijacked the ship and 400 crewmembers and passengers. In other incidents she also suffered two serious collisions and four onboard fires or explosions. THIS DAY IN HISTORY Hijacked Italian cruise ship rescued by US.

In the last of these in 1994 the ship caught fire and sank in the Indian Ocean off. Calling themselves the Palestine Liberation Front the gunmen demanded the release of 50 Palestinian militants imprisoned in Israel. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea.

8 1985 12 AM PT. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct. On October 7 1985 four members of one of the PLOs factions the Palestine Liberation Front PLF hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro and demanded the release of Palestinian prisoners held in Israel.

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

On October 7 1985 Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro pictured in 1986 or 1987 after it left Alexandria Egypt killing one American. 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. Four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists hijack an Italian cruise ship the Achille Lauro off the coast of Egypt.

Klinghoffer age 69 was from New York City and was vacationing with his. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom. Hijacker Released Early For Good Behavior After serving 24 years in prison the last of the four Palestinians.