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QSP dude, of course they allow mail from US to Cuba and viceversa,not doing it would be against your right of free speech and also idiotic.

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CTV.ca News Staff

Cuban President Fidel Castro put on a brave face in front of the cameras after he suffered a broken knee and a hairline fracture in his upper arm after a tumble Wednesday night.

Although it was not broadcast live on Cuban television, cameras caught Castro's misstep as he was leaving the stage at a graduation ceremony in the central city of Santa Clara.

Overlooking a small step down from the platform, the 78-year-old leader tripped and fell onto the ground, hitting his knee and hip, then his elbow and arm.

Within seconds, he was surrounded by a phalanx of security agents and anxious onlookers.

Having just wrapped up his speech for matriculating arts instructors, Castro was back on the air within moments of his stumble.

Sweating in his drab green uniform, Castro declared that he might have broken his knee "and maybe an arm ... but I am all in one piece."

Indeed, a medical examination afterward confirmed Castro had suffered a broken left knee and a hairline fracture in his upper right arm.

"I will do what is possible to recover as fast as possible, but as you can see I can still talk," he said. "Even if they put me in a cast, I can continue in my work."

Demonstrating he hadn't lost his focus, he noted the fact reporters from around the world had witnessed the fall.

"The international press has captured it and surely tomorrow it will be on the front pages of the newspapers."

Despite Castro's assurances, the fall has renewed questions that were top of mind when a fainting spell sent a stir through the island nation of 11.2 million three years ago.

That was when, addressing a crowd of thousands and an even larger TV audience, Castro fainted under the heat of the June sun. At the time, he was also quick to return to the microphone with assurances of his good health.

Following the incident Wednesday night, Castro made the three-hour drive back to Havana in his regular black Mercedes Benz.

The U.S State Department seemed unconcerned with Castro's health.

When asked whether he wished the Cuban leader a speedy recovery, State Department spokesman Richard Boucher replied simply, "No."

He said Castro's health is of little concern to the Bush administration, then urged a change in Cuba's leadership.

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Within seconds, he was surrounded by a phalanx of security agents and anxious onlookers.