The Nation - News from Jan. 8, 1987
Federal authorities charged a Syrian immigrant in the abduction of a 10-year-old boy who was held at gunpoint for eight hours at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Solah abu Kassem, 26, could be sentenced to life in prison and fined up to $250,000 if convicted, U.S. Atty. Marvin Collins said. Abu Kassem was accused of taking Michael Caruso Jr. at gunpoint and threatening to kill him if he was not flown to the Middle East.
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