On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez...

On April 1, a second Salvadoran man, Otto Rene Rodriguez Llerena, was sentenced to death for a series of bombings and bombing attempts in Cuba. In this case, the prosecution initially sought a 30-year sentence but on March 16 later upgraded it to the death penalty after testimony indicated he was involved in a plan to attack historical sites sacred to Cuban communists. The man was charged with and confessed to planting a bomb at the upscale Melia Cohiba Hotel. The 1997 explosion in the hotel lobby caused no injuries and very little damage.