Citing a 1922 treaty, Venezuela has demanded the extradition from the U.S. of known far-right terrorist Luis Posada Carilles for a bombing of a Cuban airline in Caracas in 1976, containing a soccer team unrelated to the Cuban government, and killing 79 people. Posada escaped from prison in Venezuela in 1985 while awaiting trial, and is now under detention in the United States. As of yet, the State Department has refused to extradite, citing that there is a possibility Posada may be extradited to Cuba. Posada is currently in the U.S., charged with illegal entry. Castro has called the U.S. refusal to extradite Posada as a farce, stating that there is no way Posada could be on U.S. soil for so long without their knowledge. Castro also doubts that the U.S. is sincere in their desire to turn over Posada, and that the fear he will be turned over to Cuba, is merely an excuse to cover his role on the CIA payroll, which Posada was until months before the 1976 bombing.