US Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackers

On October 10, 1985, American fighter jets forced an Egyptian plane carrying hijackers of the Italian ship Achille Lauro to land in Italy The gunmen were placed in custody. An excerpt from the article:

"hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro reaches a dramatic climax when U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercept an Egyptian airliner attempting to fly the Palestinian hijackers to freedom and force the jet to land at a NATO base in Sigonella, Sicily. American and Italian troops surrounded the plane, and the terrorists were taken into Italian custody."