In June 1985 , Roussos was among the passengers of TWA Flight 847 from Athens to Rome , which was hijacked , by members of Hezbollah and Islamic Jihad , but he was released along with four other Greeks after five days while most of the other hostages remained there for 17 days . He spent his 39th birthday on the plane and when released unharmed , thanked his captors , at a press conference , for giving him a birthday cake
TWA Flight 847
TWA Flight 847
Demis Roussos