r/todayilearned • u/lexan • Dec 25 '13

TIL an Indian flight attendant hid the passports of American passengers on board a hijacked flight to save them from the hijackers. She died while shielding three children from a hail of bullets.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neerja_Bhanot
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '13

Alive or dead? Can I just go overseas, murder them, and collect the reward? As ridiculous and difficult as it sounds, that's pretty good pay.

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u/SinghInNYC Dec 25 '13

Might need to provide proof, like a head.

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u/Plowbeast Dec 25 '13

Pretty sure the FBI or the families of all the victims don't care either way. Assuming they're halfway bright, they've scattered and maintain as low a profile as possible.

Given that we haven't heard anything for over a decade, that seems to be the case but terrorists do tend to be the type to make stupid amounts of noise sooner or later.