Italian Cruise Ship Hijacked

And British passengers if their demands were not met.

Italian cruise ship hijacked. Named after the chairman of the company that came to own her the ship her keel was laid in 1939 suffered an onboard explosion in. 7 1985 by four Palestinian militants associated with a faction of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF. The original intent was to attack Ashdod Israel the final destination of the cruise.

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 gunmen are demanding the release of 50 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel. Four Palestinian terrorists board the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro shortly after it left Alexandria Egypt in order to hijack the luxury liner.

The three incidents provide the dovish Obama with. The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. This past week saw authorities issue travel warnings about terrorist threats in Europe.

The hijacking of the Achille Lauro in 1985 resulted in death of one passenger. On October 7th 1985 the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro was hijacked by four members of the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Alexandria Egypt. On 7 October 1985 four Palestinian terrorists hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro as it was sailing from Alexandria Egypt to Ashdod Israel.

The Achille Lauro An Italian cruise ship sailing the Mediterranean hijacked on October 7 1985 by four heavily armed Palestinian terrorists. The ships hijacking was premature and not the plan of the terrorists on board. Aboard were 748 passengers and several hundred crew.

The Achille Lauro left Genoa Italy on October 3 for a 12-day cruise of the Mediterranean Sea. The well-armed men who belonged to the. The Italian cruise ship was hijacked in 1985 by four terrorists members of the Front for the Liberation of Palestine.