Achille Lauro Cruise Ship Terrorist Attack

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Achille lauro cruise ship terrorist attack. Genoa Naples Alexandra Port Said Beirut Haifa Istanbul Piraeus Capri Genoa. After the 911 terrorist attacks al-Qaida had plans to attack the most famous of cruise ships the Queen Mary 2 as she transited the Mediterranean. On October 7 1985 the Achille Lauro an Italian-flag cruise ship was seized while sailing from Alexandria to Port Said The hijackers members of the Palestine Liberation Front PLF a faction of the Palestine Liberation Organization PLO2 had.

The attack lasted only two days. One notable attack occurred on October 7 1985 when four men represent-ing the PLF hijacked the Achille Lauro. The Achille Lauro hijacking happened on October 7 1985 when the Italian MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod IsraelA 69-year-old Jewish American man in a wheelchair Leon Klinghoffer was murdered by the hijackers and thrown overboard.

Leon Klinghoffer 69 from New Jersey born September 24 1916 was on a cruise aboard Star Lauros Achille Lauro on October 7 1985 with his wife Marilyn when the vessel was seized by terrorists at sea near Egypt. It took five months to repair her. On October 7 the ship docked at Alexandria.

Directed by Robert L. Fortunately reliable intelligence information alerted the cruise ships of a possible threat and they diverted their port call from Turkey to Cyprus. The ship was scheduled to meet these same passengers that evening in Port Said before continuing on to a port visit in Ashdod Israel.

While the Achille Lauro incident increased levels of security in the cruise ship world threats to. A tragic example of maritime terrorism. 197576 fares commenced from 386 or September 2016 - A679 for an.

Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian. At the end of 1972 her liner service ended and from then onwards she sailed as a full-time cruise ship. The untold story of the horrendous murders which led to the 1985 Achille Lauro hijacking - the terrorist outrage thats been made into an opera sparking protests in.