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Fugitive arrested at airport over 41-year-old hijacking A MAN wanted for hijacking a flight out of New York almost 41 years ago was arrested after arriving in the US on a flight from Cuba. Long-time fugitive Luis Armando Pena Soltren was wanted for his role in the hijacking of a Pan Am flight to Puerto Rico in November 1968. The 66-year- old Soltren was arrested at John F Kennedy International Airport. It was at JFK airport in 1968 that Soltren and accomplices boarded the Pan Am flight and hijacked it, according to an indictment filed in federal court in Manhattan. The flight, bound for San Juan, Puerto Rico, was diverted to Havana, Cuba. As the 1968 charges allege, he terrorised dozens of passengers when he and his cohorts wielded pistols and knives to hijack Pan American flight 281, said US Attorney Preet Bharara. Dozens of US flights were hijacked and diverted to Cuba in the 1960s. Bus fall victim nets 1.4m A MAN who suffered severe head injuries when he fell from a night bus was awarded over 1million in damages yesterday. Since the July 2005 accident near Londons West Ends Haymarket Theatre, designer Vincenzo Bollito has lost his memory, does not always recognise his family and has become partially sighted. Following last years ruling that bus company Arriva London was to blame for the incident, Mr Justice Eady approved a settlement giving Mr Bollito, 36, a 1.4million lump sum plus annual payments of 33,500. in five bearded dragons, a blue tree frog, one iguana, monitor lizards, brown American squirrels, numerous terrapins and 15 snakes, he said. He added: They all came in as exotic animals that people think are great fun, but the problem is people wont keep them as pets because they cant they grow too big or they grow too vicious. Mr Cahill said: Its not illegal. Thats the biggest problem we have in this country theres no laws governing dan- gerous wild animals and theres no law to govern the importation of exotics. However, caller Ray Fitzgerald, who said his brother owns the anteater in question, defended having one as a pet. He said that Suada, who is taken for a walk a number of times a day in the Par- nell Street area, is a very good pet and does not bite. You have a better chance of being bit- ten by a dog, he said. TODAYS TOP SHOT: Sunset On Rarotonga by Eoin OConnor Metro readers from around the globe are invited to take part in one of the worlds largest photo competitions. This year the themes are: People, Places and Climate Change. For your chance to see your work in print around the world and win one of three trips for two to a Metro city of your choice, simply submit your photographs by Sunday October 18. Upload your photos now at www. metrophotochallenge.com/ie METRO PhOTO challenge Forget dogs for walkies, try anteaters THE lack of legislation relating to exotic animals has led to the curious sightings of anteaters being taken for walks in and around Dublin. Numerous callers contacted RTs Liveline yesterday reporting sightings of anteaters on leads going for walks in the city centre, Rathfarnham and Dalkey. One caller told Joe Duffy he stopped his car to talk to the owner when he saw the animal, which he described as a cross between a rat and a possom, being taken for a walk on Cumberland Street. He said: After I had seen it I thought: Im sure this animal isnt meant to be in the country and if it is, it isnt in its natu- ral habitat. However, Jimmy Cahill, the general manager of the Dublin Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, said that despite a campaign from the DSPCA going back 18 years, there are no laws in Ireland governing exotic animals. He added that some of these animals are unsuitable as pets and 80 per cent of all exotic pets die within a year because people cant look after them. He said: We already have a guy who has a 3.6metre python in a box bedroom and the only way he can feed it is to throw food through the window because hes afraid of it as its got so big. This year alone the DSPCA has taken by jOanne ahern In a park near you: ray Fitzgerald with a pet anteater index.html2.html3.html4.html5.html6.html7.html8.html9.html10.html11.html12.html13.html14.html15.html16.html17.html18.html19.html20.html21.html22.html23.html