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A fugitive, charged with hijacking a 1968 Pan American flight to Cuba,has pleaded not guilty to the charges.
Luis Armando Pena Soltren, 66, appeared in Manhattan federal court, accused of hijacking a November 24th flight from JFK bound for Puerto Rico.
Soltren, a U.S. citizen, has lived in Cuba for the past 41 years. He surrendered Sunday to authorities at JFK.