Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked

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.

Italian cruise ship hijacked. The original intent was to attack Ashdod Israel the final destination of the cruise. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The hijacking of the Achille Lauro in 1985 resulted in death of one passenger.

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. The hijackers took the more than 400 passengers and crew members hostage and demanded. 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.

They murdered Leon Klinghoffer an elderly wheelchair-bound American Jew and took some 320 crewmembers and 80 passengers hostage. Achille Lauro hijacking hijacking of the Italian cruise ship the MS Achille Lauro on Oct. In their hands lied the fate of several passengers many Americans included and among them Jewish-American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.

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. On 7 October 1985 four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro as it was sailing from Alexandria Egypt to Ashdod Israel. 7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF.

The gunmen are demanding the release of 50 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Achille Lauro Show Answer. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea.

TV Trivia Movie Trivia Science Trivia Disney Trivia The Office Trivia. 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. The Achille Lauro was an Italian cruise liner from hell.