The Onion: 1968 Hijacker Arrested, America Responds

Travel Blog  •  Eva Holland  •  10.14.09 | 4:54 PM ET

After the news broke that suspected 1968 Pan Am hijacker Luis Armando Peña Soltren had finally been arrested, the Onion hit the streets to find out how Americans were responding. Here’s one answer: “This gives me hope that, maybe not today, and maybe not tomorrow, but perhaps 41 years from now, the authorities will find my bike.”

Tags: Air Travel, Humor, News and Briefs

Eva Holland is the senior editor of World Hum. Her writing has also appeared in the National Post, the Montreal Gazette, the Ottawa Citizen and WestJet's Up! Magazine, among other publications. She's based in Ottawa, Canada.


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