 After the 13-hour siege, the hijackers released the 70 passengers and blew up the plane.Younis appeared on television as a spokesman for the hijackers.The Comprehensive Crime Control Act of 1984 created a new section in the U.S. Criminal Code for Hostage Taking and The Omnibus Diplomatic Security And Antiterrorism Act of 1986 established a new extraterritorial statute pertaining to terrorist acts conducted abroad against U.S. citizens and interests.