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Events on Sunday 30 June 1985 1
1985Hijacking of TWA Flight 847Hezbollah militants seize a US airliner over the MediterraneanTwo Hezbollah-linked hijackers seized TWA Flight 847 shortly after takeoff from Athens on 14 June 1985, forcing it to fly repeatedly between Beirut and Algiers. US Navy diver Robert Stethem was murdered aboard the plane, and the remaining hostages were held in Beirut before being released on 30 June. The crisis drew heavy international media coverage and strained US-Lebanese relations.