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Cubans Remembers Terrorist Bombing of Cubana Flight 455
IN PICTURES: Investigations have said U.S. intelligence services were aware of the terrorist attack that would bring down a Cuban plane.

On Oct. 6, 1976, Cubana Flight 455 on its way from Barbados to Jamaica was bombed shortly after takeoff, killing 73 people, including the Cuban national fencing team.

In 2011, declassified CIA documents showed that two of the key figures in this terrorist attack were Luis Posada Carriles and Orlando Bosch, right-wing Cubans who fled the island after the Cuban Revolution of 1959.

The U.S. government refused to extradite Posada Carriles to Cuba or Venezuela to face judicial proceedings for his crimes while he lived in Miami in 2005 and Bosch died on April 27, 2011.

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The aircraft was carrying 57 Cubans along with 11 Guyanese nationals and five North Koreans.
The aircraft was carrying 57 Cubans along with 11 Guyanese nationals and five North Koreans. Photo:EFE
Relatives of the victims of the terrorist act against Cubana de Aviacion meet every year to demand justice at Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba
Relatives of the victims of the terrorist act against Cubana de Aviacion meet every year to demand justice at Colon Cemetery in Havana, Cuba Photo:EFE
People in Venezuela also held the photos of the 73 people who died in the Cubana Flight 455.
People in Venezuela also held the photos of the 73 people who died in the Cubana Flight 455. Photo:EFE
42 years after the attacks the relatives and friends of those killed demand justice.
42 years after the attacks the relatives and friends of those killed demand justice. Photo:EFE
Cubana de Aviacion Flight 455 was scheduled to fly from Guyana to Havana with stops in Trinidad, Barbados, and Kingston.
Cubana de Aviacion Flight 455 was scheduled to fly from Guyana to Havana with stops in Trinidad, Barbados, and Kingston. Photo:EFE
Declassified CIA documents showed that one of the key figures in this terrorist attack was Luis Posada Carriles.
Declassified CIA documents showed that one of the key figures in this terrorist attack was Luis Posada Carriles. Photo:EFE
The average age of the passengers was 30, including a 22-year-old pregnant woman.
The average age of the passengers was 30, including a 22-year-old pregnant woman. Photo:EFE
The international community joined Cuba in denouncing the horrific terrorist act.
The international community joined Cuba in denouncing the horrific terrorist act. Photo:EFE
The masterminds behind the attack were never arrested or tried for their crimes.
The masterminds behind the attack were never arrested or tried for their crimes. Photo:Cuba Debate
Published 6 October 2017
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