A Marxist and an admirer of Mao Zedong and Che Guevara , Abu Sharif , then a member of the PFLP , was dubbed the " '' face of terror '' " by Time Magazine for his role in the Dawson 's Field hijackings in 1970 , when the PFLP hijacked Pan Am , Swissair , and TWA flights and blew them up in the Jordanian desert , triggering King Hussein 's expulsion of the PLO from Jordan , which became known as Black September . A fourth pair of hijackers on an El Al flight were overpowered by security guards and passengers
Dawson 's Field hijackings
Dawson's Field hijackings
Bassam Abu Sharif