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This action was also carried out to raise international awareness of the Palestinian struggle.

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"We want the world to know that we are not just refugees who need help and live in tents, we are a society with a purpose," Leila Khaled said according to one source.

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In the interview, she also said that she did not care about the label attached to her as the first woman to hijack a plane. Leila Khaled revealed that the hijacking itself was not the end goal, it was just one way to get attention. 

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"Of course, we knew that we wouldn't liberate Palestine by hijacking, but this was a way to get international attention," she said. 

"I had a hand grenade in my pocket and a gun. Then I met my (PFLP) colleague Salim Essawi. We had clear instructions not to hurt anyone. I told the pilot that I was the new captain and showed him the hand grenade. I told him: 'We are Palestinians from the PFLP. We are refugees and the name of our unit is Che Guevara'."

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