ROANOKE TIMES
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DATE: Saturday, March 23, 1996 TAG: 9603260012
SECTION: NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL PAGE: A-5 EDITION: METRO
DATELINE: ROME
A Palestinian terrorist convicted of killing an elderly American aboard the hijacked cruise ship Achille Lauro was captured Friday in Spain, three weeks after he failed to return from a prison furlough.
Tipped off by an intercepted phone call, Spanish police tracked Youssef Magied al-Molqi to Estepona, a resort on the Costa del Sol. He was unarmed and offered no resistance, Italian police Chief Fernando Masone said.
The Justice Ministry said it had taken steps toward extraditing al-Molqi from Spain, where he is in custody.
- Associated Press
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