U.S. arrests man for 1986 hijacking

Tuesday, October 2, 2001

WASHINGTON -- A man who has been jailed in Pakistan since the 1986 hijacking of a Pan American World Airways flight has been arrested by U.S. authorities and is being returned to face hijacking charges, officials said Monday.

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