Fernando González (of The Cuban Five) is back in Cuba!
Raul Castro & family receive Fernando Gonzales
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1 March 2014 Last updated at 04:02 ET
Freed Cuban spy Fernando Gonzalez gets hero's welcome
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Fernando Gonzalez stands surrounded by his wife (2nd left) and relatives at Havana airport[/font]
A Cuban spy released from US jail after serving a 15-year sentence has received a hero's welcome on his return home.
Fernando Gonzalez landed on Friday in the capital, Havana, where he was greeted by Cuban President Raul Castro.
State TV interrupted its programming to announce the arrival of "the hero".
Gonzalez is the second of a group of agents known as the Cuban Five to be freed. They were convicted in 2001 on charges including conspiracy.
Prosecutors said the five had sought to infiltrate US military bases and spied on Cuban exiles in Florida.
'Unjust sentence'
"The hero of the Republic of Cuba and anti-terrorist fighter, Fernando Gonzalez, arrived in our country after completing a long and unjust sentence," state TV announced in a special broadcast on Friday.
The channel showed President Castro saluting Gonzalez at the Havana airport before giving him a long hug. Gonzalez's wife and mother were also present.
More:
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-26397368
