#1 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/14/2022 #8

In 1985, the 17 day hijack ordeal of TWA Flight 847 began as a pair of Lebanese (Shiite) Muslim extremists seized the jetliner shortly after takeoff from Athens, Greece. #Hijack1985TWAFlight847

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#2 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/15/2022 #8

In 1985, the Shiite Muslim hijackers of a TWA Boeing 727 beat and shot one of their hostages, U.S. Navy diver Robert Dean Stethem, 23, throwing him out of the plane to die on the tarmac at Beirut airport. #Hijack1985TWAFlight847 #RobertStethem

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#3 Click this link to see Historic Photos page --> 06/30/2022 #10

In 1985, 39 American hostages from a hijacked TWA jetliner were freed in Beirut after being held 17 days. #Hijack1985TWAFlight847

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