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http://www.snopes.com/fact-check/neerja-bhanot-1986-pan-am-hijack/(permalink)
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2021-04-06
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  • During the September 1986 hijacking of Pan Am flight 73, flight attendant Neerja Bhanot gathered American passports and hid them in order to protect the passengers, and single-handedly evacuated passengers. She died shielding three children from gunfire.

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