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Article: Clinton may impose more sanctions on Cuba Security Council asked to investigate downing of two civilian aircraft
- Article from:
- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
- Article date:
- February 26, 1996
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President Clinton is expected to announce stronger sanctions
against Cuba in retaliation for the Castro government's weekend
missile attack on two civilian aircraft piloted by a Miami exile
group.
As hopes dwindled that four missing airmen from the anti-Castro
organization would be found alive in the Florida Straits, Secretary
of State Warren Christopher condemned Saturday's attack as "a
violation of the norms of civilized behavior."
The United States asked the United Nations Security Council on
Sunday to order an investigation into the attack and to condemn the
incident as an unlawful use of force.
"Our position is that (the planes) were in international airspace
and the Cubans knew ...