U S Responds to Terrorists With Intercepted Plane Action
The United States, led by President Reagan, intercepted a hijacked plane in a decisive move after years of terrorism and humiliation. Senator Bob Dole hailed the act as a signal to terrorists and a political win for the administration. Reacting to a deadly Palestinian attack on a New York tourist and other hijackings, officials argued the strike marks a stronger position in the fight against terrorism.
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Washington
Tehran
Ames Carter
United States
Middle East
U.S
Senate
Bob Dote
Kansas
Reagan
New York
Carter
Dole
Congress
Israel ties PLO leaders to Lauro hijackers evidence
Israel Defense Minister Rabin said PLO leaders who may have aided the Achille Lauro hijackers were likely aboard the Egyptian plane forced down by U.S. warplanes in Sicily. An official cited unofficial reports linking Mohammed Abul Abbas and Hani Al Hassan to the operation. Rabin praised Reagan’s action as a landmark in fighting terrorism.
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Tel Aviv
Israel
Yitzhak Rabin
PLO
U.S
Sicily
Egypt
Rabin
Israel Army
Mohammed Abul Abbas
Palestine Liberation Front
Hani al Hassan
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Achille Lauro
Arafat
Ashdod
Shimon Peres
Foreign Ministry
Reagan
Peres
George Shultz
United States
Gyot
Attair
Port Said
Mohammed Hassan
Mina Shipping Lines
Kalan
Foregn
Giulio Andreotti
Passports shuffled to draw death list on Achille Lauro
Former hostages describe a death order formed by shuffling passports aboard the Achille Lauro. Leon Klinghoffer, 69, was killed after being singled out on a list. Passengers recount gunfire, captivity, and brutality as crew and attackers controlled the ship during the hijacking.
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Washington
UPI
Achille Lauro
Leon Klinghoffer
New York
Mediterranean Sea
Sylvia Sherman
Kantor
Palestine Liberation Organization
Yasser Arafat
Arafat
Reagan
Hijackers foiled as U S jets halt escape at sea ground
U S and Italian troops surrounded the hijacked jet after it landed in Italy. The plane was allowed to return to Egypt while the hijackers were placed in Italian custody for trial. Extradition talks were to proceed, with officials citing a 1984 treaty and ongoing security measures at the NATO base. The hijackers and PLO officials were linked to the incident, with conflicting accounts on custody and approvals.
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U.S
Washington
Egypt
Italy
Craxi
Associated Press
Carabinieri
United States
NATO
Egyptian plane forced to land by U S jets near Catania
U S warplanes used air cover to force an Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying hijackers from an Italian cruise ship to land at Sigonella NATO base near Catania. The aircraft bounced down under escort by four carrier Saratoga P-14s as Italian police moved reporters away. The base houses 5,000 to 6,000 American personnel and 1,500 dependents.
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Sicily
U.S
Siguonella
NATO
Saratoga
Widow tells children father was a hero after ship hijack
Marilyn Klinghoffer, widow of Leon Klinghoffer killed on the Achille Lauro, told her grieving family in a phone call from Port Said Egypt that her husband died a hero. The statement released by her son in law said he was a devoted husband and loving father.
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Leon Klinghoffer
Egypt
Marilyn Klinghoffer
Port Said
Achille Lauro
Jerry Arbutier
Klinghoffer
Manhattan
Arbutier
Klinghoffers
Lisa
Marilyn
Letty Simon
White House
State Department
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Foreign Affairs Committee
Daniel A. Mica
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Seymour Meskin
Springfield
N.J
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ABC
Meskin
Viola
They Were
Neil Kantor
New Jersey
Mildred Hodes
al Hassan
New York Times
Hosni Mubarak
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