Cuba Seeks to Deter Escape from Camps
<i> Reuters</i>
HAVANA —
Cuban authorities Saturday urged people not to attempt the dangerous return to Cuba from the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay where thousands of Cuban boat people are being held.
The Interior Ministry said 59 people had escaped from the camps in the last three weeks, most over minefields separating the base from Cuban territory. Others had left by swimming.
The ministry urged Cubans to be patient, noting that one person had been killed and another seriously injured by mines.
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