THIS IS A HIJACK ! - MIKE THEXTON  (English, Paperback, MIKE THEXTON)

This is the closest I have ever been to a hand-grenade and the closest I ever care to be.’ ‘I felt ‘survivor guilt’ – it really ought to have been me and not her, not Neerja [Bhanot], not Kharas, not a 7-year-old child.’ Security forces laid siege to the New York-bound plane for 16 hours at Karachi airport after it was taken over by Palestinian militants on 5 September 1986. With 20 people killed and more than 100 injured, Mike Thexton, who survived the attack, narrates a spine-chilling account of the hijack in This is a Hijack! Pan Am Flight 73: A Survivor’s Account. Mike Thexton recounts the events leading to the hijack, during the ordeal and its aftermath. He carries us through intense moments when he was staring at death – with a gun to his head. Thexton managed to escape and not only witnessed but also participated in the courtroom trial of the terrorist leader in the USA. He also mentions the exemplary courage exhibited by the Pan Am crew, especially Sunshine and Neerja Bhanot, the latter a Senior Purser with Pan Am Flight 73, who was killed by the terrorists. Written candidly, Thexton’s narrative takes you on the same emotional ride that he himself experienced, and shares his reflections on life, death and relationships.