In 1985, four Palestine Liberation Front militants hijacked the Italian liner Achille Lauro, taking control of the ship and holding its passengers, including several Americans and a Jewish-American businessman named Leon Klinghoffer, hostage.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
A tense standoff unfolded in 1985 when four Palestinian militants hijacked the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro, holding the lives of many passengers hostage and demanding the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
