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| U.S. reward for capture of Shiite hijacker | |
| 2005-06-29 | |
BEIRUT, Lebanon, June 29 (UPI) -- The United States offered a reward for tips leading to the arrest of three Lebanese Shiites who hijacked a U.S. airliner and killed a hostage in 1985. A U.S. Embassy statement released in Beirut Wednesday said the U.S. government is offering a reward of up to $5 million for assistance to arrest the suspected hijackers Imad Mugniyeh, Hassan Izz al-Dine and Ali Atwaa who are thought to be in Lebanon or Syria.
A Trans World Airlines aircraft on a flight from Rome to Boston was hijacked by the Lebanese Shiite gunmen in June 1985 and forced to land in Beirut. The kidnappers killed a U.S. Navy diver on board and threw his body onto the tarmac. The hijacking crisis continued for 17 days, as the hijackers demanded the release of Arab prisoners from Israeli jails. | |
| Posted by:Steve |
| #4 And poorly done sarcasm too, find his ass, lite his holey kram and use it to start the imolation. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-29 20:01 |
| #3 Um... I think Ship was being une petite sarcastique. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2005-06-29 19:04 |
| #2 Shipman, it has everything to do with the WOT we just didn't know it at the time. Sad thing what they did to that yound man. One of my coworkers was on that plane but was traveling with his passport and the stewardess hid his Military ID. He passed himself as a Realestate broker because he had just bought a new house and knew some of the terminology. Didn't know the guy personally but we got to hear his story at Commanders Call. he had high praise for thestewardess for hiding the military IDs, she saved some lives. I too am surprised that they are still walking the earth, would have thought the Navy Seals would have made them a training/operational mission. |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2005-06-29 17:27 |
| #1 Why is this on Page 2? It has no connection with the WOT! It's history! Old news! Nothing there, move on and forget about it. |
| Posted by: Shipman 2005-06-29 13:38 |