"My mother died while shielding and protecting me. We put her in the ambulance. Suffice it to say there are many shades of gray. The motion will be argued on July 21, 2003. She was calm and responsible right up to the end. We were aware they took hold of Rajesh, a US national. At the end of the proceeding, Judge Sullivan took the matter under advisement and will issue a written decision at a later date. Nearly 361 passengers, ground crew and 13 flight attendants spent 16 . October 2, 2001 - Defendant Safarini is arraigned before Judge Emmet G. Sullivan in the District of Columbia and pleads not guilty to each of the counts in the indictment. Neerja Bhanot (7 September 1963 - 5 September 1986) was an Indian purser who died while saving passengers on Pan Am Flight 73 which had been hijacked by terrorists from a terrorist organization during a stopover in Karachi, Pakistan, on 5 September 1986, just two days before her 23rd birthday.Posthumously, she became and remains the youngest recipient of India's highest peacetime gallantry . In a sense, hers is an utterly American stance. DE BEAULIEU, Francoise Colbert, New York ?? One lady amongst us, Trupti, complained of a headache. Some Southlanders will not be coming home. A sentencing date is now set for May 12, 2004. 'Pan Am 103': Parents of one victim tell their tale - CNN It changed my perception. They didn't discuss the hijack. The great eye opener though was the compassion shown by Pakistanis. In the past several weeks, the Indian and Indian-American victims of the Pan Am 73 flight have renewed their efforts in both Washington and New Delhi, pushing the two governments to get them the . emailStay Connected 'I saw Neerja being shot in the head' - The Times of India He made me wear a burkha and we stepped out as the security wasnt allowing me to step out. That fateful night our tickets were not confirmed. The Indian-born couple had taken their children on a vacation to Bombay and were returning home when the aircraft was commandeered. He showed so much grace in trouble, barring borders and perceptions. It was one of the deadliest airplane crashes in the history of the U.S. When the lights did go out, all the flight attendants and passengers were in the middle section of the cabin, several seated on the ground in the aisles and near the doors. On that night, Dec. 8, 1963, Flight 214, a Pan American Airways Boeing 707, was returning to the U.S. from from San Juan, Puerto Rico. "Survivors [of such atrocities] are living each day with the memories," says Madhvi. Profession: Chief Finance OfficerI was 23 then. December 16, 2003 - Defendant Safarini pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to all 95 counts of the superseding indictment against him in connection with the hijacking of Pan Am Flight 73. As soon as his prayer was over, they started firing indiscriminately. Still wearing the looks of terror, and in some cases their bloodied clothes and bandages, Southern California survivors of the hijacking of Pan American Flight 73 began coming home Monday. as "extremely brave, selfless and clever". When armed terrorists stormed the plane on the tarmac in Karachi, Pakistan, early on Sept. 5, 1986, Dav was 10 years old, flying with her 13-year-old sister from India to the United States. After complaints by families in the United States that they had been unable to get accurate information about their kin on the jetliner, a spokeswoman for a State Department task force said American consular officials were empowered only to deal with U.S. citizens. Pan Am Flight 73, The Terrorist Hijacking That Left 20 Dead But a New York law firm is trying to wrest 90 percent of the settlement away from Dave and nine other survivors. The attack, which occurred aboard Pan Am Flight 73 during an airport stopover in Karachi, resulted in the deaths of 20 passengers and crew. Now eight of them - led by Sunnyvale attorney Gargi Dave, who was 10 years old during the ordeal and is due a $3 million payment -are fighting a New York law firm's efforts to wrest away 90 percent of those settlements. One was naturalized citizen Rajesh Kumar, 29, of Huntington Beach. Pan Am flight 103 | Overview, Crash, Victims, & Facts Pan Am flight attendant who saved travelers from Palestinian terror The battle between the Dav group and the law firm is now in arbitration in D.C. The case is being investigated by the Bureaus Washington Field Office. But Pan-American Flight 759 crashed . These were the 2 cockpit observers who may as well be considered passengers, 2 flight attendants, and 12 passengers. Contact Scott Herhold at sherhold@mercurynews.com or 408-275-0917. February 10, 2003 - The attorneys for the defense and the government filed pretrial motions and notices. The motions hearing will go forward on May 5, 2003. Those who knew and loved these people will never forget the moment they discovered the nearly unbearable truth. The Sentencing Response Form should be submitted by February 12, 2004. Suresh GopalkrishnanProfession: Businessman, ChennaiAge: 55I was a carefree and free-spirited 23 year old boy, working with a German company, on my way to Paris. The stench of her blood haunts me even today. It showed they were ruthless killers," says Sunshine. When Gala was wheeled off the plane in Los Angeles, clutching her X-rays, her blue polyester slacks and a purple sweater showed the dirt and oil marks of her leap. It was just before 06:00 and Pan Am Flight 73, on a stopover in Karachi from Mumbai, was scheduled to continue on to Frankfurt, en route to New York. Sherene and Sunshine were the cabin crew who spent the most time with lead hijacker Zaid Hassan Abd Latif Safarini. The initial agreement between the passengers was "designed to avoid infighting," Newberger wrote. In 2010, the couple welcomed a daughter, Melanie naming their baby girl after Trahans late mother. In panic mode, they opened gunfire. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. n the afternoon of Dec. 21, 1988, Syracuse University student Matthew Trento walked into New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport, ready to make what he thought would be a routine connection between a Pan Am flight and a Piedmont plane bound for Syracuse. At the International Conference on Cyber Security in New York, FBI Director Christopher Wray discussed how the FBI is evolving to stay ahead of threats in the digital age. At one point she looked longingly at the emergency axe in a glass box in the cockpit. Then, when all the passengers were off the wing, the crew did something remarkable. Had the terrorists got all the US passports initially, the picture could have been different and even more drastic.One baby was crying continuously. But if they accede to the demands of the law firm, Crowell & Moring, to share the money with the 137 non-Americans in the case, the Davs estimate they would lose 90 percent of the money negotiated for them. July 21, 2003 - The court began hearing arguments on the government's motion for the court to reconsider its ruling barring the death penalty in this case. The gunmen positioned themselves on either side of the aisles. Each of the men is on the FBIs Most Wanted Terrorists List. This is a digitized version of an article from The Timess print archive, before the start of online publication in 1996. Mike was made to sit on the floor, and like the other passengers, keep his hands above his head. BY CHANCE: Students who switched tickets escaped the Pan Am Flight 103 A 7-year-old child that Bhanot helped protect went on to become a captain of a major airline and he noted that she was his inspiration. Being fond of writing, I was jotting down my feelings on a piece of paper. Project-Tenerife.com, passenger list of the PanAm But U.S. consulate officers go out to hospitals and airports to help U.S. citizens in distress. For her part, Gargi firmly rejects the notion that she is trying to put herself ahead of any other victim. The FAI report concluded that Pan Am 103's 16 crew and 243 named passengers, including Bernt Wilmar Carlsson (born on 21 November 1938 and residing at Apartment 30, 207 West 106th Street, New York, New York 10025 . I ran bare feet for almost two kilometres on the tarmac. After the terrorists opened fire, I lay down flat fearing I could get killed any moment. 2 Passengers On Flight 103 Might Have Survived, Pathologist Says The following is a ast of known survivors of the Pan American Boeing 747 involved in the Canary Island crash as provided Monday to The Associated Press by Pan Am officials: CULBERTSON, Slcohen, Green Valley, Arizona. The four suspectsWadoud Muhammad Hafiz al-Turki, Jamal Saeed Abdul Rahim, Muhammad Abdullah Khalil Hussain ar-Rahayyal, and Muhammad Ahmed al-Munawarare believed to have been members of the Abu Nidal Organization, which was designated a terrorist organization by the U.S. Department of State. Neerja had been shot in her hip and was bleeding heavily, but was conscious. It took a tremendous amount of courage, said her attorney, Boyd. Rich L.A. homeowners are snapping them up, The problem with Pablo Escobars hippos. He said he was looking for American fighter planes," says Sherene. Hassan Abd Latif Safarini appeared in court Wednesday to begin the sentencing phase for his role as lead hijacker of Pan Am Flight 73. Survivors condemn hijacker in Pan Am massacre . At this stage the hijackers still believed a pilot would be found to fly the plane for them. A Plane Went Missing In 1955 And Lands 37 Years Later That incident changed my outlook towards life. FBI Releases Age-Progressed Photos of Four Most Wanted Terrorists from Pan Am Flight 73 Hijacking, MUHAMMAD ABDULLAH KHALIL HUSSAIN AR-RAHAYYAL, FBI.gov is an official site of the U.S. Department of Justice. He also recommended that the Bureau of Prisons assign the defendant to the Administrative Maximum facility in Florence, Colorado, also referred to as "SuperMax. Defendant Safarini will be held in prison pending trial.
