HAVANA: Fidel Castro blasted reports of his death as trash, in a sarcastic editorial in state media after being seen outside his neighborhood for the first time in months amid a swirl of rumors he was dead or dying.
Castro, 86, who left power in a health crisis in 2006 after almost five decades at Cuba's helm, said US and international media had reported "the most singular garbage" about his health.
"I can't recall when I last had a headache," he claimed.
"As a sign of how untrue these reports are, I am sending a long a few photos with this article," Castro wrote, under the cheeky headline "Fidel Castro is on his death bed."
In the nine pictures, Castro is shown in a black and red checked shirt and blue sport trousers, in a field, wearing a jaunty farmer's hat to protect him from the sun.
Several show him using a cane to walk. The images ran Monday in state media. One of them shows him gazing at Friday's edition of the Communist Party newspaper Granma.
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