Clinton Calls for Release of American on Trial in Cuba

 

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Unidentified people enter the municipal court for the trial of US citizen Alan Gross, charged with espionage, on March 4, 2011 in Havana

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Journalists work in front of the courthouse where US government contractor Alan Gross, accused of "acts against the integrity and independence" of Cuba, attends a trial in Havana, Cuba, March 4, 2011

• Trial Begins for US Contractor in Cuba

The United States has called on Cuba to release an American contractor who is going on trial in Havana for allegedly supplying dissidents with communications equipment.

Speaking to reporters Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said the Cuban government should release Alan Gross "unconditionally" and allow him to return to his family.

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Clinton Calls for Release of American on Trial in Cuba