On another October 6, the memory of the Cuban people returned to the horrendous crime that in 1976 plunged the nation into mourning. Again and again, recalled are the desperate voice of the pilot, the mid-air explosion, the tears and grief of relatives during the funeral, Fidel’s unforgettable speech...
"The crime of Barbados was a cruel, cowardly, murderous act of terrorism backed by the empire. The indignant Cuban people wept, but also reaffirmed their commitment to sovereignty, and did not surrender. The Revolution’s strength is the murderers’ worst punishment," tweeted President of the Republic, Miguel Díaz-Canel Bermúdez, on the occasion of the 44th anniversary of the terrorist act that cost 73 lives.
Cuba has more than 3,400 reasons to never forget Victims of State Terrorism Day, one for every life cut short by attacks encouraged and financed by the U.S. government, over more than six decades of the Revolution. These glorious lives were honored, yesterday in Havana’s Colon Cemetery, with floral wreaths sent on behalf of Army General Raul Castro Ruz, the President of the Republic, the Councils of State and Ministers, and several sectors of society, including the sports movement, aviation and others.
Present at the tribute, Camilo Rojo Álvarez, son of Jesús Rojo Quintana, a Cubana de Aviación official who perished in the Barbados bombing, was five years old when the event took place, and today, as a father and grandfather himself, he is more aware of what the absence of his father meant: "This is a event that is suspended in time because justice has not been done. We have not received even the slightest indication of remorse from the U.S. government for having committed this crime against civilians."
