Italy expels Palestinian in 1985 hijacking of Achille Lauro cruise ship to Syria

ROME — A lawyer says Italian authorities are set to expel to Syria one of the Palestinians who hijacked the Achille Lauro cruise ship and killed an American passenger in 1985.

Palestinian who helped plan hijacking of Achille Lauro ship dies in Italian jail

ROME — A Palestinian man who helped plan the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship during which an American passenger was killed has died in an Italian jail.

Hijacker of Achille Lauro ship, who killed US passenger, is freed after 23 years in jail

ROME — One of the Palestinians who hijacked the Achille Lauro cruise ship and killed an American passenger in 1985 has been released after more than 23 years in jail, officials said Thursday.