Built in the late '30s and early '40s. the Achille Lauro took its place among the ill-fated ships in history. What happened to the Achille Lauro in 1985?
Answer Hijacked by terrorists
The Achille Lauro hijacking happened on October 7, 1985, when the Italian MS Achille Lauro was hijacked by four men representing the Palestine Liberation Front off the coast of Egypt, as she was sailing from Alexandria to Ashdod, Israel.
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