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Egyptian president hosni mubarak persuaded the hijackers to surrender, but not before they shot to death a wheelchairbound jewish passenger from the united states named leon. The achille lauro hijacking happened the year i was born, and i bought this book because i wanted to know more about it. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the achille lauro hijacking. The hijacking of the achille lauro tv movie 1989 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Ms achille lauro was a cruise ship based in naples, italy. The hijacking of the achille lauro 1989 film vostfr. Us navy fighter jets intercept italian cruise ship hijackers history.
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