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Tuesday, May 17, 2005

Cuban bombing suspect arrested in Miami
Tom Henry at 4:01 PM ET

[JURIST] Cuban exile Luis Posada Carriles [Wikipedia profile] has been arrested by federal agents in Miami, according to a report from CNN. Posada, a onetime CIA asset [Democracy Now report] who slipped into the US two months ago, is accused of bombing a Cuban airplane almost 30 years ago. The Venezuelan government has asked the Bush administration to deport him to face trial over the deaths of the 73 victims of the airliner bombing. Reuters has more.






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