I Was Held At Gunpoint By Terrorists | Minutes With | @LADbible
2023 ж. 13 Там.
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In this week's episode of Minutes With, we sat down with writer Michael Thexton, a survivor of the 1986 Pan Am Flight 73 hijacking, which resulted in 22 deaths. Mike walks us through the ordeal of being held hostage by terrorists, seeing his fellow passengers killed, and his narrow escape.
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Thanks to Mike for taking part! You can download Mike's latest audiobook 'What Happened To The Hippy Man?' here: tinyurl.com/y75c3rmx
The crazy thing Is I got locked up abroad 2005 i meet hijacker while I was in jail i spend alot off time with them i got realise 2009 . And naw 2023 im hearing the story off victims. They were 5 i spoke to them in 2010 i lost contact but I do no who's in touch with them. I will never inform on them
I love to share my experiences when i was banged up abroad with the hijackers
I love to share my story with the hijackers when i was banged up abroad for 5 years i spend alot off time with them .
Very interesting story. I want to mention an important woman in this story, senior flight attendant Neerja Bhanot. She hid American passports on board from the hijacker’s, under seats and down the trash shoot , and managed to deploy an emergency shoot towards the end , managing to save countless lives. She was shielding three American children when she was shot at point blank range and killed at just 22 years old. remember this amazing woman ❤️
Wow amazing story
She was posthumously awarded the Ashok Chakra, the highest medal of Bravery and valour awarded In India to civilians.
Wow, she's a true heroine Thank God for her🙏
Thanks for adding this insight. Wonderful people are actually in abundance on this earth.
Amazing young lady ❤
Man. His older brother saved his life all those years later.
The best thing about having a big brother is that they will always be there for you
If only we were all brothers.@@michaelotieno6524
Right?
"to cheer myself up I thought, well they were probably going for the Americans" damn 😆
Yeah. I know what he meant but he could've worded it better.
@@The0rs I doubt it, that's probably how he worded it at the time.
Quite correct, most Americans that travel know their governments commits attrocities around the world and at some point a little redemption shall arise.
Yeah thats true I was in jail with hijackers . This was 1986
As an American I thought this was accurate and warranted😂
Salute and prayers to Neerja Bhanot and her flight attendant team
He spoke so calmly about an horrific situation. He wanted to honour his brother by trying to visit his burial site that is full of emotions and ended up a hostage on a airplane. I can’t imagine the extent on the emotional torment going through his mind . He didn’t want to leave his brother behind and in a twist of fate his brother saved his life . ❤
It seems obvious he's removed himself quite a bit from it... compartmentalization. Us humans are great at it.
The “ffs” comment after they called his name made me laugh and offer to shake the leaders hand, so British
I bet they still made him go into work on Tuesday
I really admire this man. I was held at knifepoint. My first thought was "it's happening to me". Then I asked God for help, even though I hadn't prayed for years. From nowhere came a determination to save myself. I actually managed to convince the man that I wouldn't do anything stupid. Told him my name was Mary, he took the knife from my throat, and led me away. He became careless and I bolted, screaming so loudly that people came running from all sides. I was saved. It was only then that I broke down. Later on, I realised that I could cope well in horrible situations. It is very reassuring. This wonderful man is the one you want to be nearby in desperate situations.
Didn’t ask
@@lethal_2445 nob
@@lethal_2445Treat others the way you want to be treated. Also, don’t be a jerk to others because you’re insecure and lack confidence.
@@lethal_2445wow ur EdGy with ur comments and profile pic
@@lethal_2445Genuinely, what do you get from being so heartless?
It’s amazing to think, his brother saved his life from beyond the grave.
I wonder what happened to the man who he was sat next to. The one who decided to stay on the plane.
A warrior at heart. Mike telling he chose to shake the hand of someone ready to discard his life and referring to him as a “body”. I got straight chills. 💪🏾❤️🩹
A warrior does something to keep others from harm. This guy was kind a a self serving coward from the beginning who happened to get lucky.
Thank you mr Thexton.
There's good Bollywood movie on this incident Called "Neerja" it's brave story of a Senior flight attendant on the Pan Am 73 plane who helped 300 passenger with her courage like he mentioned.
Its crazy how if there was a pilot that his chances of survival would of pretty much been close to 0 but because of that they had to stay on the ground and the way that he was escorted back to his seat after telling the hijacker his story makes me this what if he just did what anyone else would of had done and juat accepted fate or cryed or anything like that but no he has true humanity in him, wanting to shake the mans hand if he was going to be shot so he didnt die with any anger or fear is next level plays and staying calm in a situation like that is mental so respect for this man because he is a real one
Very well spoken man, I admire him
Inspirational and a great lecturer, learnt a lot from him and still do
What An insane experience Im so thankful to God, that he survived. His brother saved him, what a touching story
It's when he said surely they after Americans is such a English reply
Amazing man & story.
‘For fucks sake’ brilliant
His attitude is incredibly admirable. Wanting to shake the hijackers hand so he wouldn't die afraid and not giving the killer credit for sparing his life. Remarkable insight. Such a horrific thing to survive & 1st thing the hijacker says is "hello my friend" 😕
Lil Spoiler in here * The full circle moment was so nice Seeing as I also imagine the hijacker waving whatever he was saying away not expecting it to actually stay on his mind in the midst of all that Now I see why someone commented that this is actually a great movie plot or viewpoint. R.I.P to his brother and all those who lost their lives on the plane. This is one blessed man surrounded by grace.
Amazing
22:50... This part I can really relate to. As per trauma that this poor man went through my experience does not compare but an express kidnapping (that came very close to going very very badly) many years ago, telling it is as a story that happened to someone else is how I dealt with it for many years and still do to this day. I really hit home, that it happened to me when I had to report it for insurance purposes and the woman from the insurance company in the UK was just flabbergasted...
What's an express kidnapping? Is it one that happens very fast?
She is a sterling example of why there is no excuse for people who have bad childhoods to go " bad". If she can remain a good person, that is elegant and kind and together and caring, clean and wholesome, everyone can.
Who hijacks a plane when it’s still on the ground 🤷♂️
a villain with vertigo
@@barmouthbridge8772ahah that made me chuckle
Very interesting. Himilayas are the highest mountains in the world. Every climber is effected by some ailment. That definitely is an issue because of the high altitude. Edema is the swelling of the lungs and or the brain which can occur at those high altitudes.
Awful experience but such a brave individual. Makings of a great film to be fair.
It is
There is a Bollywood film about this called Nerja
His brothers death saved his life, and his concern about his parents, it wasn’t about him!
To be honest, it's probably among the worst possible outcomes.
Michael was also featured in the movie Neerja but was unknown if his name was used...
It was slightly changed but you can tell it's him.
@@snakebitepellehue Pretty much
Need 2 interview the Brit who took a pic with the hijacker😂
It was true I was in jail with them
Probably one of the worst things that can happen tbh.
I'm the same I always tell people how' I dodged a ufo that maybe could have killed me or made me dissappear
my last words for fucks sake has me dying 🤣
The man is lucky to be alive. Left his life in the hands of the terrorists. Also, how did they have his passport? Doesn’t make any sense
They collected every passengers passport… you needed him to actual say that explicitly for you to work that out?
@@Killerkwoi13 he needed you to tell him
Imagine getting your death sentence reduced after terroristically murdering 20 people Wtf
He suddenly became human in the kidnapper/ murderers eyes, maybe his own parents had lost children maybe he knew his death would effect his own parents, who knows. It could have gone the other way, he was very very lucky.
those people were so based. RIP mercinaries
Imagine planning all this out with your hijacking buddies for months and as soon as you start the plan the pilots bail out. Well dang. Haha
That was quite the story. Even a terrorist killing people in a hijacking had a moment of empathy.
“surely they’ll be after Americans”???!! Seriously?😔😢
What a story that's so awful.
Wow
Yeah I call bs
Seventh......so wtf...!!??
How did he not get injured jumping off the plane wing?
Adrenaline I imagine
@sloughwitch Adrenaline will help it not hurt, but won't stop you getting injured!
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Thanks for your opinion on this matter. Please get a life.
MORE SNACK WARS! Get emma mayers shes in england
get some lessons on how to interview...please
I wonder who decides just how dumb the dumbing-down explanations have to be "Karachi and Islamabad - cities in Pakistan"...."but wait, maybe we should explain what Pakistan is too?"
Trust me, tons of people don't know where it is.
It's mad how we go from real men like this, being so calm and brave in such a hostile environment and end up telling the story without battering an eyelid, to men nowadays that find it unbearable to live in a world where they cry and moan about being called the wrong pronoun or gender. I'm convinced this is the last generation where things make sense. It's all downhill from here.
The façade isn't fooling anybody anymore. Macho guys act tough because it's all they have to protect themselves when the world is too big and scary for their delicate little brains to comprehend. Other people doing their own things and living their own lives is somehow threatening to them. Mentally, they're the weakest among us.
There have always been mentally ill, unfit men. They're just a much louder bunch now that they have the means to communicate with the world. They are few. There are still plenty of great men. Otherwise, the world wouldn't run how it does.
you say while moaning and crying...
That's what you took away from this story?
THEN there's always someone like you. Bore off @@Agent_Avo
"What emotion does it evoke in you". I found it disconcerting this person has no emotion when telling the story. I struggle to feel any empathy or understanding with such an Oxford flat dialect. It lacks any humanity in my opinion.
Goodness. Your comment just says a lot about you and your small mindedness to say such a thing. People speak in all kinds of ways and it’s learned in childhood.
He felt better because he figured they were looking for Americans. Special relationship indeed. I’m glad he was rewarded for his arrogance with a good scare.
I would have pointed you out " there's Bruno, he's a yank and he voted for Trump! "
You are quite thick aren’t you?
At the end of the day if you were in a life or death situation and you had the realisation they’re probably looking for someone else and not specifically you; for whatever reason, it would probably give you a bit of comfort as well. And I personally wouldn’t judge you for it either.
He probably felt given that the USA has a long history of attacking countries (justified or not) that a terrorist most likely would go for them. I doubt he would've wanted Americans or anyone to die. It's not about them but him. He wanted to feel in that moment that everything will be alright. Wouldn't we all?
You're defo a snowflake