'70s American hijacker arrested in Portugal

ALMOCAGEME, Portgual (AP)

A 1970s militant who carried out one of the most brazen airplane hijackings in U.S. history lived for decades in an idyllic Portuguese hamlet near a stunning beach with his Portuguese wife and two children, neighbors said Wednesday.

George Wright, 68, was taken into custody by local police Monday at the request of the U.S. government, which is seeking his extradition for escaping from a New Jersey jail after being convicted of killing a gas station attendant.