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retaliation, during which time Uli steps in to stop the hijacker. Beirut finally relents and allows 847 to land. After coming to a stop on the tarmac, Stethem is murdered and thrown from the forward exit. Additional hijackers board the aircraft, and the passengers with Jewish-sounding names, along with other passengers with US military credentials, are removed from the airplane and moved to another location in Beirut. Flight 847 remains in Beirut until early morning, when news of another planned attack to free the aircraft is relayed to the hijackers.
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Algiers, where more hostages are released. As TWA was not a regular carrier at this airport, Algerian airport authorities refuse to fuel the jet without payment. Uli provides her own Shell credit card to pay for the fuel in hopes of avoiding further retaliation from the hijackers against the passengers.
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