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Global News Castro who some saw as a ruthless tyrant, as the city's mayor explains their reactions by saying Castro "attacked and killed" their relatives. Reuters' Diane Hodges reports. A A

MIAMI — Fidel Castro‘s death triggered an emotional and long-awaited celebration in Miami’s large Cuban-American community Saturday as peaceful demonstrators waved flags and honked car horns, many cheering with joy and others weeping for family members who didn’t live to see this day.

Yet it was also a bittersweet time as most realize Castro’s passing will not immediately translate into freedom or democracy on the oppressive communist island and that much work remains to enact change in Cuba.