Security & Strategic Review -May 2007
CUBA-US: Bloody hijack attempt by soldiers ends four-year hiatus
Havana was shaken in early May by the first attempted hijacking of an aircraft in just over four years, a bloody episode which involved army deserters. The extreme reticence of the authorities regarding the circumstances of the event has led to much speculation about its implications. The Cuban government has blamed the US for encouraging this and other comparable events because of legislation which grants residence to Cuban migrants who make it onto US soil.
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