WASHINGTON, D.C. : U.S. Weighs Fate of Cuban Hijacker
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U.S. officials weighed the fate of a Cuban military officer who hijacked a commercial airliner at gunpoint and forced it to fly to the U.S. naval base at Guantanamo Bay. While U.S. authorities said no decision on prosecuting the hijacker, identified as Lt. Col. Jose Fernandez Pupo, would be made for several days, legal experts said it appeared unlikely his request for political asylum would be granted. Under terms of a bilateral anti-hijacking agreement, he would be subject to repatriation to Cuba.
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