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Israeli tourist murdered
in Cuba
Victim robbed at knifepoint,
stabbed to death in Havana; his body to
be returned to Israel via Canada, as Israel
does not have diplomatic relations with
Cuba
Roee Nahmias. Ynetnews,
Israel, October 31, 2005.
An Israeli tourist was murdered in Cuba
Sunday while on vacation with his wife.
Initial details from the Foreign Ministry
in Jerusalem indicate that the man was stabbed
to death a short time after leaving his
hotel in Havana.
Local police said the couple left the hotel
when they were attacked by about eight robbers.
The couple was forcefully separated and
the man was taken into an alley where he
was robbed and stabbed to death.
It is not yet known whether the man was
killed because he attempted to resist the
criminals.
According to the Foreign Ministry, his body
is to be returned to Israel via Canada,
as Israel does not have diplomatic relations
with Cuba.
Many Israelis have "discovered"
Cuba as an ideal vacation spot in recent
years. The communist country, headed by
Fidel Castro, provides tourists with a charming
holiday, but it also has a high rate of
poverty and crime.
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