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Bookmark or Share- The Achille Lauro Case and the Death of Leon Klinghoffer - TIMEKlinghoffer’s murder provoked so much outrage in the U.S. that President Reagan ordered Navy fighter pilots to undertake a daring mission to bring the hijackers to justice.
- Leon Klinghoffer And The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict In 'An ... - NPRHe was Jewish and in a wheelchair from a stroke. They shot him in the head and chest and threw him overboard. Leon Klinghoffer's death became a symbol for many of the...
- Leon Klinghoffer - WikipediaLeon Klinghoffer (September 24, 1916 – October 8, 1985) was an American man who was shot, killed and thrown overboard from the cruise ship Achille Lauro by members of the Palestinian Liberation Front who hijacked the ship in 1985.
- AGED VICTIM, PORTRAYED AS HELPLESS, IS RECALLED AS A STRONG, HAPPY MANLeon Klinghoffer has become known around the world as the frail, elderly American shot to death in his wheelchair and thrown overboard from an Italian cruise ship in the...
- 30 Years After Their Father's Murder, Klinghoffer Daughters Step ... - NPRLeon Klinghoffer was killed during the hijacking of the Achille Lauro — and later became a character in a controversial opera. His daughters want people to know him in a...
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