Reports: How the Bay of Pigs invasion began - and failed - 60 years on - 0 views
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egypttales on 19 Aug 21Sixty years after the Bay of Pigs invasion - the failed attempt to overthrow Fidel Castro's regime in Cuba - the island continues to celebrate its victory while the invaders who survived live on in the US with the satisfaction of having done their duty. BBC Mundo examines the military plan and the reality of what unfolded. Johnny López de la Cruz feels deprived of air. Locked up in a lorry with more than 100 other prisoners, he can barely breathe. Inside the vehicle, the detainees are getting desperate. They sweat. Several faint.
