Hijackers selected Klinghoffer on death list aboard ship
Neil Kantor, husband of June Kantor, said four hijackers on the Achille Lauro created a death list by shuffling passports to decide who would be killed. Klinghoffer, a 69 year old American who was left paralyzed, was slain and his body cast into the Mediterranean off Syria.
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Egypt
Neil Kantor
June
Achille Lauro
Port
Kantor
United States
Mediterranean
Syria
Giovanni Migliuolo
Gerardo de Rosa
QF Metuchen
N.J
Seymour Meskin
Union
Poe A Min Sede Tao Omaret
Klinghoffer
Meskin
Mrs. Meskin
Aran Lua Caldinal
Italy
Reagan
Capitol Hill
Leon Klinghoffer
Tommy Robinson
D-Ark
House
Congress greets hijackers capture with strong support
Congress leaders hail the operation that forced a plane carrying Palestinian hijackers to land in Sicily and capture the suspects. They praise decisive action, vow to fight terrorism, and defend the president's bold move despite criticism on Capitol Hill.
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U.S
Richard Lugar
R-Ind
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
United States
Lugar
PLO scrambles to locate Arafat after hijacking
PLO officials in Tunis race to reach Yasser Arafat in Senegal amid U S military action over the Mediterranean hijacking of an Egyptian Boeing 737. Arafat had flown to Dakar for talks with President Abdou Diouf while Tunis officials say they have no comment.
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Tunis
Tunisia
PLO
Yasser Arafat
Senegal
Arafat
Dakar
Abdou Diouf
The
Organization of
African Unity
U.S
Mediterranean Sea
Sicily
Salah Kahali
Mohammed Abbas
Palestine Liberation Front
Hani al Hassan
al Hassan
Italy
Craxi
NATO
U S air-posse hunts hijackers on Sicily bound jet
The hijacked airliner landed at Sigonella NATO base near Catania at 1230 am with American and Italian troops surrounding the jet. U S Navy SEALS aided the operation while Italian authorities prepared charges. Italy will prosecute under extradition terms. no death penalty in Italy.
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Sicily
Sigonella
Catania
Bettino Craxi
U.S
Washington
Navy Seals
Italy
Crayi
Associated Press
Carabinieri
Giulio Andreotti
United States
America
U S Fighters Bounce Hijackers Into Catania Landing
An Egyptian Boeing 737 carrying hijackers of an Italian cruise ship was forced to land at Signonella base Sicily after U S warplanes conducted an air cover operation. Four F 14s and rooftop level flights escorted the aircraft as it was bounced down for security. The base hosts thousands of American personnel and dependents.
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Washington
U.S
Senate
Robert Dole
NATO
Sicily
Catania
Signonella
Chronology of hijacker capture by U S and Italy
Timeline outlines the events leading to the capture of four Palestinian hijackers. From failed attempts to seek asylum to surrender negotiations with PLO officials, the Egypt based crisis ends with the Egyptian Boeing 737 landing at Sigonella and pirates taken into custody by Italian and US forces.
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U.S
Egypt
Palestine Liberation Organization
Port Said
Achille Lauro
Rebels Launch Major Attack on El Salvador Base
About 350 to 400 leftist guerrillas attacked the Military Training Center near La Union, Homestead blasts and rocket fire killing at least 40 government soldiers and wounding 68. The assault targeted barracks housing 2,000 trainees. U.S. advisers were present but not engaged. Air support from San Miguel aided the government response.
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Salvador
Radio Venceremos
U.S
el Salvador
San Salvador
San Miguel
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