Investigators Couldn't Figure Out How This Plane Crashed, Until They Checked Her Handbag

Hero Neerja Bhanot

One woman, Neerja Bhanot, perished in the gunfire. She was shot in the back while she protected a group of three young children from the bullets. The head flight attendant was posthumously given the Ashok Chakra Award, which is India's highest peacetime award for bravery. She was also responsible for alerting the pilot crew to escape in the beginning. 

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