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The four hijackers who had been living in France since 1973—George Brown, Joyce Brown, Melvin McNair, and Jean McNair—were arrested by French police in 1976 after the US pressured French officials, since France does not extradite political exiles. Prior to their arrest, they purportedly received
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was made about the hijacking. According to
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Melvin & Jean: An
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153:Destination
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353:References
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2017:Deltalina
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