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It was a shock to see Safarini in shackles, surrounded by marshals
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Hijacked: Flight 73

It was a shock to see Safariniin shackles, surrounded by marshals

It was a shock to see Safarini
in shackles, surrounded by marshals

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It was a shock to see Safarini in shackles, surrounded by marshals.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
61
Timestamp in Movie
01:22:01
Uploaded
Apr 17, 2025
Genres
documentary, drama
Production
Blast! Films,Sky Original Productions

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Movie Summary

The 1986 hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73 in Karachi is a tale of terror, tragedy, and bravery, largely due to the actions of a group of flight attendants and a Pan Am employee who risked his life in negotiations.
I do remember calling him a murderer - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:14
I do remember calling him a murderer
He spoke with a dead voice, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
He spoke with a dead voice,
I don't think that any apology that he could've given - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
I don't think that any apology that he could've gi...
I'll be very honest, I didn't wish a death penalty for him, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
I'll be very honest, I didn't wish a death penalty...
Mr Safarini, you have pleaded guilty. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Mr Safarini, you have pleaded guilty.
The sentence that he was given, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
The sentence that he was given,
...is 160 years in prison. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
...is 160 years in prison.
(GAVEL BANGS) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
(GAVEL BANGS)
Tell us now what you told the court - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Tell us now what you told the court
He's gonna live his life thinking about why he's there. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
He's gonna live his life thinking about why he's t...
I got a call from several family members. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
I got a call from several family members.
Effectively, what I do is I pursue claims - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Effectively, what I do is I pursue claims
They came to me and said, "We've read about you, heard about you. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
They came to me and said, "We've read about you, h...
We want a judge to say Libya did it." - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
We want a judge to say Libya did it."
But... there's a bigger diplomatic stage beyond the courtroom. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
But... there's a bigger diplomatic stage beyond the cou...
And after 9/11, things changed dramatically. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
And after 9/11, things changed dramatically.
Blair made his trip to the desert to welcome Muammar Gaddafi - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Blair made his trip to the desert to welcome Muammar Gaddafi
He actually was cooperating on going after Al-Qaeda. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
He actually was cooperating on going after Al-Qaeda.
And he was back on the world stage. Extraordinary. A mass murderer. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
And he was back on the world stage. Extraordinary. A mass mu...
Gaddafi gave up his WMD and he gave the West what it wanted. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Gaddafi gave up his WMD and he gave the West what it wanted.