Leila Khaled
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About
Palestinian political figure and member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine who was convicted of hijacking an airliner in 1970.
Before Fame
She attended Medical School in Beirut before hijacking her first place in 1969.
Trivia
She is considered the Poster Girl for Palestinian Militancy and she was released from prison in a prisoner exchange for civilian hostages kidnapped by her fellow PFLP members.
Family Life
Her family fled to Lebanon during the 1948 Palestinian Exodus.
Associated With
In her autobiography she writes about crying upon learning of the assassination of John F Kennedy.