Abu Abbas, the monster who masterminded the hijacking of the cruise ship Achille Lauro in 1985, during which a 69-year-old paraplegic, Leon Klinghoffer, was thrown overboard, has died in U.S. custody.

He was not, strictly speaking, a mujahid; he came out of the older Arab nationalist groups that downplayed religion. These groups, however, were always closely tied to Islam and jihad, and they have made that increasingly clear in recent years.

Here's an obit from [1] CNN, with thanks to Jeffrey Imm.