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Today in history: Cruise ship Achille Lauro hijacked

7:02 AM Tue, Oct 07, 2008 |
Jack Perry    Email

On this day in 1985, Palestinian gunmen hijacked the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro in the Mediterranean with more than 400 people aboard.

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Only in the days before GPS said:

Isn't it great that today we have GPS technology that can pinpoint the exact location of a ship?

Link | October 7, 2008 7:56 AM
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