Achille Lauro hijacking
The Achille Lauro hijacking took place on 7 October 1985, when the Italian ocean liner 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,... Wikipedia
Location: Egypt
Number of deaths: 1
Date: October 7, 1985
Perpetrators: Palestine Liberation Front
Weapons: Firearms and hand grenades