The Real Truth About F-14 Tomcats and the Achille Lauro Hijacking

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In October of 1985, the Italian luxury liner ACHILLE LAURO was hijacked by member of the Palestinian Liberation Front in a plot fashioned by Abu Abbas, a notorious terrorist. During the hijacking, the terrorists killed Leon Klinghoffer, an American tourist about the ship who was wheelchair-bound. The terrorist ultimately attempted to escape to Tunisia, but the flight was intercepted by F-14 Tomcats off of the USS Saratoga and re-routed to Sigonella, Sicily.