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April 23, 1996
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Family of Achille Lauro victim unmoved by apology
GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip (CNN) -- The daughters of an American killed in the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship dismissed the apology of the man who killed their father.
Abul Abbas, leader of the Palestinian guerrillas who hijacked the ship said this weekend he's sorry for the hijacking and the killing of disabled American passenger Leon Klinghoffer.
Klinghoffer, of New York, was shot in his wheelchair and thrown overboard by Abbas' men.
"We are sorry," said Abbas, who arrived in the Gaza Strip late Sunday after years in exile. Abbas says the hijacking was a mistake but admits that he and the guerrillas were on their way to Israel to wage terrorist attacks.
Klinghoffer's daughters, Ilsa and Lisa, responded to the apology offered by Abbas with a statement released to CNN through their spokeswoman Letty Simon.
"It is revisionist history. The facts speak for themselves. Mr. Abbas was convicted for the murder of Leon Klinghoffer in a court of law and he should serve his sentence."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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