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Hijacked: Flight 73

There have been criticisms,largely that it was 25 minutes before your special guysactually...

There have been criticisms,
largely that it was 25 minutes before your special guys
actually got on the plane

Full Transcript

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There have been criticisms, largely that it was 25 minutes
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before your special guys actually got on the plane.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
52
Timestamp in Movie
01:16:34
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 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
Libya today categorically denied - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
Libya today categorically denied
Politics, it's a game with rules that are not written down. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Politics, it's a game with rules that are not written d...
And that's why professional diplomats and politicians play it. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
And that's why professional diplomats and politicians p...
Administration officials have been very cautious - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Administration officials have been very cautious
Libya and Colonel Gaddafi, we cannot connect this one at this time. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Libya and Colonel Gaddafi, we cannot connect this one at thi...
- Are you gonna look, however? - Well, we will always be, er, vigilant - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:12
- Are you gonna look, however? - Well, we will always be, er...
Why was the US hesitant to point to Libya as the culprit in Pan Am 73? - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
Why was the US hesitant to point to Libya as the culprit in ...
Optics. Put it this way, I think it was embarrassing for Ronald Reagan. - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:06
Optics. Put it this way, I think it was embarrassing for Ron...
You know, trying to kill Gaddafi in Tripoli - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:08
You know, trying to kill Gaddafi in Tripoli
I thought you taught Gaddafi a lesson, - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:07
I thought you taught Gaddafi a lesson,
(CHEERING) - Hijacked: Flight 73 00:09
(CHEERING)