Posted on Oct 10, 2022

US Navy fighter jets intercept Italian cruise ship hijackers

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On October 10, 1985, the 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.

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MSgt Dale Johnson

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I remember when they killed the man in the Wheel Chair, at that point I lost any thought that these were anything but animals. From that time on I have lost all respect for the Palestinian cause. I know its wrong to judge a group by actions of a few, but that's on me.

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SSG Bill McCoy

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MSgt Robert "Rock" Aldi - their dislike? No, their abject HATE.

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LTC Trent Klug

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They should have been executed on the tarmac.

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