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Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) [1] [2] was an Indian flight purser. On 5 September 1986, she saved a large number of passengers onboard Pan Am Flight 73, which had been hijacked by four terrorists from the Abu Nidal Organization after it made a stopover at Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. Around 17 hours ...
Mar 30, 2016 · Fellow attendant Sunshine Vesuwala saw one of the hijackers grab a colleague, Neerja Bhanot, and put a gun to her head. And then another militant, his AK-47 and grenades in clear view,...
Sep 2, 2021 · Flight attendant Neerja Bhanot was killed while shielding three children from gunfire during the Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking on September 5, 1986. Neerja Bhanot was posthumously awarded medals of bravery from India, Pakistan, and the United States.
Sep 5, 2023 · On a day when India is celebrating Teachers' Day, it is important to remember the sacrifice made by Neerja Bhanot, a flight purser, who was killed on September 5, 1986, during the hijack of Pan...
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Sep 5, 2017 · Neerja was born to Harish and Rama Bhanot on September 7, 1962, in Chandigarh. After her demise, father Harish Bhanot, who was a journalist in his days, remembered in an article how Neerja was a miracle baby:
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Senior Purser Neerja Bhanot was shot dead and posthumously received India's highest peacetime award for bravery, the Ashok Chakra Award, as well as Tamgha-e-Pakistan, the fourth highest civil award from Pakistan for her efforts to save passengers' lives.
Feb 19, 2016 · That’s how India remembers Neerja Bhanot, the 22-year-old air hostess, who saved lives of around 360 passengers before being gunned down by terrorists just 25 hours before her 23rd...
