Thani was on his way to the US when the airplane in which he was flying , Pan Am Flight 73 , was hijacked in Karachi , Pakistan on 5 September 1986 . Thani sustained fatal injuries to the head in the gun-battle which followed an attempt by Pakistani commandos to storm the aircraft and kill the terrorists . It was reported that he was trying to extend help to a child when he was struck by bullets and shrapnel from an exploding grenade carried by the terrorists
Pan Am Flight 73
Pan Am Flight 73
Ganapathi Thanikaimoni