The hijackers demanded that Israel free Palestinian prisoners. After a two-day siege, the hijackers surrendered in exchange for a pledge of safe passage. An Egyptian jet tried to fly the hijackers to freedom, but U.S. Navy F-14 fighters intercepted the plane and forced it to land in Sicily, where the Palestinians were taken into custody.
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