CUBA TV SHOWS PICTURES OF CASTRO

Cuban television has broadcast the first images of President Fidel Castro in more than a month, defiantly addressing rumors that he had died. Mr Castro said his recovery would be long and not without risk, but said he was “coming along just as planned.” He called the rumors “ridiculous” and said: “Let’s see what they say now.” The 80-year-old, who temporarily handed over power to his younger brother in July following intestinal surgery, had not been seen since mid-September. In the new video footage the ailing president was pictured walking unassisted and reading a copy of Saturday’s edition of Granma, the Communist Party daily newspaper. “Now, when our enemies have prematurely declared me moribund or dead, I’m happy to send to our compatriots and friends around the world this short film footage,” he said.

Source: BBC

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