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The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (Original) / The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro (US)
The story of the hijacking of the Italian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisons. In their hands lay the fate of several passengers, many Americans included, and among them, Jewish-American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
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