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Hijacked: Flight 73

The headline was something like, "Daring commando raidfrees hijack passengers." Army...

The headline was something like, "Daring commando raid
frees hijack passengers." Army commandos
approached the aircraft

Full Transcript

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The headline was something like,
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"Daring commando raid frees hijack passengers."
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Army commandos approached the aircraft.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
47
Timestamp in Movie
01:14:56
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.
The hijackers apparently saw them and began shooting. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
The hijackers apparently saw them and began shooting.
After hearing gunfire and explosions, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
After hearing gunfire and explosions,
They didn't. That's all a fallacy. No commandos came on. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
They didn't. That's all a fallacy. No commandos ca...
They do say that a lie goes round the world - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
They do say that a lie goes round the world
It turns out that Pakistani commandos - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
It turns out that Pakistani commandos
How could four hijackers inside the plane, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
How could four hijackers inside the plane,
Don't mind it, but I haven't understood a word from your accent. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Don't mind it, but I haven't understood a word fro...
Could somebody speak in a different accent and let me... - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:05
Could somebody speak in a different accent and let me...
At the point when the shooting started, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
At the point when the shooting started,
So by the time they would... get up - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:10
So by the time they would... get up
There have been criticisms, largely that it was 25 minutes - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
There have been criticisms, largely that it was 25 minutes
I spoke to the Secretary of Defence and he told me - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:14
I spoke to the Secretary of Defence and he told me
President Zia was full of praise for the way his security forces - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
President Zia was full of praise for the way his security fo...
The Pakistani government at the time saw Pan Am 73 as an embarrassment - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
The Pakistani government at the time saw Pan Am 73 as an emb...
I'm very proud of them because I think the handling was professional, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:13
I'm very proud of them because I think the handling was...
The FBI turned up in Karachi and interviewed people. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
The FBI turned up in Karachi and interviewed people.
But General Zia was very firm - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
But General Zia was very firm
We have now a very effective law, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
We have now a very effective law,
So I was aware of the trial - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:11
So I was aware of the trial
But after various reductions, that just came down to being - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
But after various reductions, that just came down to being