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Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 – 5 September 1986) 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 into ...
Sep 2, 2021 · Neerja Bhanot was a 22-year-old Indian model and flight attendant who bravely helped passengers escape from a hijacked Pan Am plane in 1986. She was shot and killed while shielding three children from the terrorists, and became a national hero and a symbol of courage.
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,...
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Sep 5, 2023 · Who Was Neerja Bhanot? Remembering Icon of Courage 37 Years After Plane Hijack. Neerja Bhanot was on Pan Am Flight 73, which was hijacked in Karachi by four terrorists. India News Edited by...
Oct 19, 2022 · Learn about the heroic story of Neerja Bhanot, who saved many lives during a hijack of Pan Am Flight 73 in 1986. She was the youngest and first female recipient of the Ashoka Chakra Award for gallantry in India.
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Hindustan Times | By Aneesha Bedi, Chandigarh. Feb 21, 2016 12:20 PM IST. Neerja Bhanot, who died saving lives aboard a hijacked flight in 1986 and now has become the subject of a critically...
Dec 19, 2015 · Neerja Bhanot was a Pan Am flight attendant who was killed while shielding children from terrorists during a hijacking in Karachi in 1986. She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra and the Tamgha-e-Insaniyat for her bravery and kindness.
