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Hijackers
sit with pilot in cockpit
The
blood of Robert Stethem stains the side of the airplane
Seventeen
women and two children are released in Beirut
Hijacker
talks with airport personnel
Hijackers
order civilian to put his hands up as he approaches the plane
Television
crews aim cameras at Boeing 727- Beirut Airport
Petty
Officer Robert Dean Stethem
Clinton Suggs hugs son upon arrival at Andrews Air Force Base after his release
Freed
passengers are led into a building at Beirut Airport
Three
freed passengers are escorted by a Beirut Airport employee
Released
hostages are loaded into a Red Cross ambulance at Beirut Airport
A
Royal Jordanian jet hijacked earlier in the week is blown up at Beirut Airport
Militiamen
prepare rocket launcher to guard against action to free hostages
Hijacker fires AK-47 rifle to keep photographers away
Uli,
Hazel, Judy and Elizabeth give radiant smiles minutes after their release.
Picture courtesy of Pamela Rice
Amal
militia guard the plane
Flight
847 lands in Beirut for the third time
Women
passengers are released in Algiers
Hazel
Hesp, Helen Sheahan, Elizabeth Howes, Judy Cox and Uli Derickson talk to reporters
after being released
Imad
Mughniyeh, master-mind behind the hijacking of Flight 847
Armed
terrorists stand guard over the hijacked TWA 727
