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Achille Lauro hijacking  

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  • On October 7, 1985, four Palestinian militants seized the Italian cruise liner Achille Lauro off Port Said, Egypt. The hijackers, under the command of Palestine Liberation Front (PLF) leader Abu Abbas, held the more than 400 people aboard hostage for two days. [Source: Encyclopedia of Terrorism; Achille Lauro Hijacking]

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