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| − | The ''Achille Lauro'' was an Italian cruise ship that was hijacked by terrorists in 1985. The terrorists then murdered an 69-year-old, wheelchair-bound Jewish-American on board named Leon Klinghoffer. | + | The '''Achille Lauro''' was an [[Italy|Italian]] cruise [[ship]] that was hijacked by [[Terrorism|terrorists]] in 1985. The terrorists then murdered an 69-year-old, wheelchair-bound [[Jews|Jewish]]-American on board named Leon Klinghoffer. The terrorists subsequently pushed him overboard in his wheelchair. |
| − | After the U.S. military intervened and forced the capture of the terrorists, they were convicted in an Italian court. | + | After the [[U.S. Military|U.S. military]] intervened and forced the capture of the terrorists, they were convicted in an Italian court. |
[[Category:Terrorism]] | [[Category:Terrorism]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:38, June 21, 2014
The Achille Lauro was an Italian cruise ship that was hijacked by terrorists in 1985. The terrorists then murdered an 69-year-old, wheelchair-bound Jewish-American on board named Leon Klinghoffer. The terrorists subsequently pushed him overboard in his wheelchair.
After the U.S. military intervened and forced the capture of the terrorists, they were convicted in an Italian court.