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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                C anti War doctors win Nobel peace prize Page 8 n dodgers beat cardinals Tor 2-0 playoff Lead Page 21 d Senate approves $2 trillion debt ceiling Page 28 the Sims and stripes six author Ltd unofficial publication Fok the . Ahmed of bpm vol. 44, no. 177 saturday october 12, 1985 Ilc Ian q 8593 . Jets Force Down plane carrying hijackers Rome a us. Warplanes from the aircraft Carrier Saratoga intercepted an egyptian plane carrying four palestinian hijackers accused of lolling an american and forced it to land Friday at a  base in Sicily Sec stories photos pages 3, a the hijackers of a luxury liner were seized by italian police Friday for questioning after a daring . Military opera Tion. President Reagan demanded the pirates be brought to Justice and said their capture told terrorists everywhere Youcan run but you can t hide. What we want is Justice done Rea Gan told reporters at a Washington news conference Friday afternoon. Western officials say the pirates killed a partially paralysed american during the two Day seizure of the Achille Lauro. The prosecutor s office in Genoa Italy where the ill fated Achille Lauro began its Mediterranean cruise issued warrants Fri Day for the arrest of the four pirates. The hijackers were charged with premeditated murder kidnappings hijacking of a ship and Possession of arms and explosives. Americans jubilant papers politicians Lead the cheering new York a Many americans frustrated by hijackings and hostage Tak ing that have gone unpunished reacted with jubilation Friday to word that the Achille Lauro hijackers had been capture Din a us. Military operation. Newspaper headlines and editorials comments by politicians and random inter views with citizens indicated that Many people Felt it was about time the United states turned the tables on terrorists. We bag the bums exulted the Banner headline of the new York daily news the nation s largest circulation newspaper. Another tabloid the new York Post it plaited its headline got  beneath was this subhead ". Sky jacks the sea Jack  in los Angeles the Herald examiner headline said this time we got  the new York times praised the . Operation in which warplanes from the air Craft Carrier Saratoga intercepted a Jet carrying the hijackers and diverted it to a american air base in Sicily. For once the world has a Chance to avenge these outrages punish the perpetrators and condemn those who stand behind them. All who obstruct that Chance fail their duty to Mankind the times commented in an editorial. The Wall Street journal said the . Military diversion of the Airliner on which the hijackers presumably were making their see cheering on Page 2b Plo official expects attack to try to tree ship hijackers Frankfurt a the Plo representative in Germany on Friday predicted palestinians would attack a . Or an ital Ian target to try to Force the release of four hijackers of an italian cruise liner. I am afraid that an american or italian air plane will be hijacked or that another american will be killed to Force the release of the palestinians from italian prison Abdallah Frangi told the associated press. That certainly will happen. Mark my words added Frangi who runs the pales Tine liberation organization office in Bonn. He predicted such an attack by individual palestinians would occur in a week Bra month at the latest. On tuesday Frangi condemned the hijacking of the ship Achille Lauro with hundreds of passengers and Crew on Board and said the Plo had taken immediate Mea sures to end the crisis. After the hijacking ended . Military aircraft forced an egyptian Airliner carry ing the palestinians to land in Sicily. Italian authorities said they plan to prosecute the hijackers. Frangi said the Plo is the Only group that can control individual palestinian extremists. If we Don t do that then there won t be any Chance for peace in the Middle East in see Plo on Page 28 since an egyptian plane carrying the four pirates was forced by . Warplanes to land in Sicily ear a Friday Moning a . Embassy official in Cairo Egypt said american passengers from the hijacked italian cruise ship left Egypt Fri Day night aboard a special military Char Ter night. The egyptian foreign ministry Fri Day released a carefully worded statement saying Egypt was regrettably taken by Surprise by the . Action to intercept the plane. Egyptian authorities refused to let the ship sail from port said Egypt where it was anchored. Authorities blocked the ship s departure just hours Ufier the . Warplanes intercepted the egyptian plan carrying the pirates. Six americans and two spaniard who had hoped to continue their cruise on the italian liner left the vessel Friday. White House spokesman Larryp cakes said the United slates is willing to Lei Italy try the pirates but still will file see hijackers on Page 28 pointing the ways a photo by Peter Jaeger in 1492, Christopher Columbus led the Way to the new world. Today this statue of Columbus in Barcelona Points Law Way West and a High Hying Jet seems to be taking the hint. Sec daily Magazine for related stories photos  
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