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

Hijackers Take Hold

It wasn't long after they seized control of the aircraft that the head hijacker realized the pilot crew was missing. He ordered the first-class passengers to the back of the plane and those in the back to the front of the plane. The passengers were forced to sit down in the aisles, galleys, and door exits as they awaited their fate. Next, he asked everyone to take out their passports...

Passport Collection

Two flight attendants were ordered to collect all the passports of the people on board. These attendants, believing that the hijackers were planning to target the American passengers, hid the US passports in their uniforms, threw them in chutes, and hid the documents throughout the plane. Hopefully, some would be able to survive the nightmare...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.