Hijacking


Hijacking or highjacking is the forcible robbery from, or seizure of a
vehicle in transit. Historically the term used to refer to robbery of trucks
or other land vehicles (see also carjacking). Contemporarily the term is
primarily associated with high-profile aircraft hijacking for political
purposes including terrorism, although other cases have included the cruise
ship Achille Lauro in 1985 which could also be considered piracy.