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The Achille Lauro Hijacking
In 1985 the crew and passengers of an Italian luxury cruise liner were held for 3 days by Palestinian gunmen in the Red Sea.
In 1985 the crew and passengers of an Italian luxury cruise liner were held hostage by gunmen from the Palestine Liberation Front in the Red Sea.
The hijackers spent three days attempting to negotiate the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails before trying to make a get away.
Photo: The Achille Lauro and Egyptian security forces. AFP/Getty Images.
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