Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked

As part of its Learn from the past series SAFETY4SEA remembers the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985 by four heavily armed Palestinian militants who posed as passengers resulting to the brutal murder of one passenger.

Italian cruise ship hijacked. 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 Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct.

A group of armed Palestinians hijacked an Italian cruise ship with more than 400 people aboard--most of them crew members--off the Egyptian coast. 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 Italian cruise ship was hijacked in 1985 by four terrorists members of the Front for the Liberation of Palestine.

The hijacking of the Achille Lauro in 1985 resulted in death of one passenger. The gunmen are demanding the release of 50 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. This past week saw authorities issue travel warnings about terrorist threats in Europe.

The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The three incidents provide the dovish Obama with. In their hands lied the fate of several passengers many Americans included and among them Jewish-American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

In 1985 the Italian cruise ship MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by armed terrorists representing the Palestine Liberation Front PLF off the coast of Egypt as the ship made its way to Port Said at the mouth of the Suez Canal. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The ships hijacking was premature and not the plan of the terrorists on board.

The well-armed men who belonged to the. TV Trivia Movie Trivia Science Trivia Disney Trivia The Office Trivia. 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.