Which terrorist organisation was responsible for the hijacking of the cruise ship 'Achille Lauro'?
Achille Lauro hijacking sought his extradition. Following the murder of Leon Klinghoffer, the Klinghoffer family founded the Leon and Marilyn Klinghoffer Memorial Foundation, in cooperation with the Anti-Defamation League. The "Achille Lauro" hijacking has inspired a number of dramatic retellings: Achille Lauro hijacking 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, Israel. A 69-year-old Jewish American man in a wheelchair, Leon Klinghoffer, was murdered by the hijackers and thrown overboard. The hijacking sparked
Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair circumstances. Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair Voyage of Terror: The Achille Lauro Affair is a 1990 American-German-Italian-French made-for-television action-drama film starring Burt Lancaster and Eva Marie Saint, and is based on the 1985 "Achille Lauro" hijacking. The film was directed by Alberto Negrin. 1985, Alexandria. A group of Palestinian terrorists of the PLO embarks on the Italian cruise ship "Achille Lauro" with the purpose of reaching Haifa and perform a suicide mission against Israel. However, when they're found out during the trip, they decide to hijack the ship and take all passengers in hostage: Among them are Mr.