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An American-born convicted murderer arrested in Portugal has been ordered to stay at home with an electronic tag while he fights extradition to the US.
68-year-old George Wright escaped from an American jail 40 years ago and allegedly hijacked a plane to flee the country.
He later became a Portuguese citizen and had a family, and argues he should serve his sentence in Portugal.
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