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Cuba Commemorates Victims of 1976 Airplane Bombing

HeadlineOct 07, 2005

Thursday marked the 29th anniversary of the bombing of a Cuban airplane killing all 73 people on board. One of the men accused of involvement in that bombing remains in US custody—Luis Posada Carriles. Hundreds of people gathered at Havana’s main cemetery to remember the victims, which included the entire Cuban national fencing team. Cuba and Venezuela want Posada extradited to Venezuela to face charges for the plane bombing.

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