Mastermind of Achille Lauro Hijacking Captured

World | April 16, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00

Abu Abbas, a convicted Palestinian terrorist who masterminded the 1985 hijacking of the Italian cruise ship Achille Lauro on which a wheelchair-bound American was killed, has been captured by U.S. Special Forces in the outskirts of Baghdad, U.S. Central Command said Tuesday, cited by CNN. Abbas, whose real first name is Muhammed, was apprehended Monday night in a compound of three buildings. His capture was made possible by information from U.S. intelligence, officials said. Several others were also captured at the compound, the officials said. Various documents and passports were also seized.
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