Originally Posted by Stevens

The 2 hijackers were young Lebanese men, well dressed in sport jackets. slacks, and nice shirts. They had a semi auto and a hand grenade. Don't know how they got them on board, carried or planted earlier? They got into the flight cabin shortly after takeoff from Athens, (security was lax that was in 1985) to Rome. The 727 was still climbing and the passengers and crew strapped in their seats. Navy diver Robert Stehem was shot to death by the hijackers.

It was TWA flight 847 June 1985 if you google it you can see the details, 3 days on the plane, the 14 days held in Beirut.
Steve W