The little boy caught in the middle of a tug-of-war between Miami and Havana.
When armed US agents stormed his relatives' home in Miami a photographer, Alan Diaz, captured the fear on his face.
He talks to Witness about the family, the Pullitzer prize-winning shot and about Elian.
Photo: Associated Press
Published on Tuesday, 28th June 2011.
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