Bay of Pigs Invasion

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In April 1961 Cuban exiles, backed by the US government, tried to overthrow Fidel Castro. Fifty years ago boatloads of counter-revolutionaries stormed the beaches of a bay in Cuba. They soon ran out of ammunition, and without backup their mission failed. We hear from one of those exiles. Picture: Captured - the US-backed force of Cuban exiles who attempted invasion at the Bay of Pigs, Credit: Three Lions/Getty Images