for extradition to the Arab emirate, did not appear really intentioned to trial and detain the terrorists on its own territory. It was indeed a mere formal act, and - when the Italian government was replied that, since there was no treaty that regulated extradition with Kuwait, it resulted impossible - no further pressure was applied. The most probable reason which dissuaded Italy from the desire to take over the command, was the danger that any detention in Italian prisons would have been a reason for retaliation by other Palestinian terrorists, who could have given rise to a new attack on Italian territory, eager to request the release of their companions. Subsequently, in fact, the last Palestinian terrorists detained in Italy, responsible for the failed attack in Ostia in 1972, were also released, probably for the same reason. Other European countries such as the Netherlands also followed this line. Those events were the genuine proof that the Italian government had decided to treat the tragic event of Fiumicino with the yardstick of "national interest", accepting compromises that were sometimes even humiliating. After gruelling international events, in 1974 the Egyptian president Anwar Sadat agreed to their be taken to Cairo under the responsibility of the PLO and processed by the same for conducting an "unauthorized operation". They remained in prison until November 24, 1974, when following negotiations began during the hijacking of a British plane in Tunisia, carried out precisely to request their release, the five men of the commando were released in Tunisia with the complicity of many Arab, European governments and the US. From that moment there were no more certain news about their fate and they disappeared, probably hosted by some Arab country, remaining unpunished. See also List of accidents and incidents involving commercial aircraft List of aircraft hijackings List of terrorist incidents Terrorism in Europe References Sources Death in Rome Aboard Flight 110, TIME, 31 December 1973. Retrieved on 10 April 2007. "Arab Hijackers Land in Kuwait; Hostages Freed". The New York Times, 19 December 1973. Page 1. "Arab Guerrillas Kill 31 in Rome During Attack on U.S. Airliner, Take Hostages and Go to Athens". The New York Times, 18 December 1973. Page 1. Athens attack leaves 3 dead, BBC News, 5 August 1973. Retrieved on 10 April 2007. Gabriele Paradisi, Rosario Priore: La strage dimenticata Fiumicino 17 December 1973, Reggio Emilia 2015. 1973 crimes in Greece