[4], In March 2005 Posada entered the US on a false passport and requested political asylum. He was pardoned in 2004 and turned up in the U.S. the following March. In this photo taken Nov. 8, 2010, Luis Posada Carriles talks to a reporter in Miami. Italian tourist Fabio Di Celmo was killed when a bomb tore through the lobby bar at the Hotel Copacabana on Sept. 4, 1997, and about a dozen others were wounded in other attacks. according to the Italian Foreign Ministry in Rome. Di Celmo was visiting Cuba with his father and staying in the hotel. All rights reserved. shook three seaside hotels in the Cuban capital Thursday, [6] Presidents Fidel Castro of Cuba and Hugo Chávez of Venezuela both demanded extradition. hotels were hit in July and August by small blasts which Cuba. As he prepares for trial Monday, Jan. 10, 2011 in El Paso, Texas, on federal charges connected to the decade-old bombings that killed an Italian tourist, Posada's art says much about the cagey former CIA asset who remains a lightning rod in much of Latin America. Copacabana, reportedly occurred within the next hour, and right-wing Cuban exile groups opposed to communist rule in ©2020 FOX News Network, LLC. government of Fidel Castro. A Venezuelan military court dismissed the charges, but Posada Carriles escaped from prison before a civilian trial against him was completed. 32-year-old Genoa, Italy, native and resident of Montreal, "These terrorist acts are encouraged, organized and supplied 66 promotes the use of violence to overthrow the communist against Cuba's tourist industry. All market data delayed 20 minutes. Posada Carriles, who is public enemy No. After the explosion that killed Di Celmo, another bomb went off a short time later at the nearby Chateau Miramar. The explosions occurred within short intervals of each other [3], In March 1999 Raúl Ernesto Cruz León, who Posada admitted was a mercenary under his employment, was sentenced to death by the Cuban authorities after admitting to the attacks,[3] alongside fellow Salvadoran Otto René Rodríguez Llerena. claims when the timing is right. Cuba: hotel bombing kills Italian visitor. At least three other Havana A Cuban medical examiner is also set to testify at Posada Carriles's trial, and a police official from that country may do so as well. He was arrested for planning the 1976 bombing of a Cuban airliner that killed 73 people. Hernández recounted two explosions at the Melia Cohiba Hotel in Havana, and a bomb that detonated in a hallway of a resort in Varadero. there were no immediate reports of any injuries. -- both in terms of material and personnel -- from within the HAVANA (CNN) -- Explosions believed to have been small bombs shook three seaside hotels in the Cuban capital Thursday, killing at least one man. [1] The Cuban-born Venezuelan Luis Posada Carriles admitted organising the bombings. Cuban officials have said they believe the attacks are an Posada Carriles participated indirectly in the Bay of Pigs invasion and later moved to Venezuela, where he served as head of that country's intelligence service. HAVANA (CNN) -- Explosions believed to have been small bombs The officials say they will release evidence to back up their © 1997 Cable News Network, Inc. All Rights Reserved. contact with "clandestine cells" inside Cuba that were. Playa district. He said that on July 12, 1997, bombs exploded within minutes of each other at the iconic Hotel Nacional and the nearby Hotel Capri in Havana's Vedado neighborhood. On Wednesday, Hernández described how the bomb at the Copacabana destroyed an ashtray, sending shards of glass flying that killed Di Celmo. statement in August. Alpha You've successfully subscribed to this newsletter! This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, If you make a reservations using an American Express, please contact Copacabana Inn directly with another method of payment. the luxury Hotel Melia Cohiba early last month. External sites are not endorsed by CNN Interactive. Copacabana Inn is an excellent choice for travelers visiting Los Angeles, offering many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay. 1 in Cuba, is not on trial for the bombings, only for lying about them at immigration hearings in El Paso. The 1997 Cuba hotel bombings were a series of bombings of Cuban hotels, which were designed to destroy the recently resurgent Cuban tourism trade.
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