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World's longest cigar breaks Guinness Record

A Cuban cigar roller has begun rolling a 70-metre cigar in an attempt to nearly double his previous Guinness world record, a spokesman said.

Working eight hours a day for nine days, 67-year-old Jose 'Cueto' Castelar is hoping to break his 2009 record of a 43.38m long stogie.

He hopes to complete his latest feat on May 3 and display it at the International Tourism Fair, which runs from Monday to Saturday next week. It would be his fifth record in more than half a century of cigar-rolling.

"Cueto said that as long as he lives, the Guinness record has to be in Cuba," said his spokesman Amado de la Rosa. "He is very lively now and will get tired as the days go by, but he hopes to reach his goal."

Mr Castelar first learned to make cigars when he was 14 years old.

Handmade Cuban cigars are considered to be the finest in the world.

Tobacco is one of the communist island's top exports, along with nickel, biotech products, sugar, coffee and fruit.