Cuba faces rare street protests as shortages bite and office is torched
TL;DR
Protests erupted in central Cuba over worsening food and power shortages amid U.S. restrictions, with a local Communist Party office set on fire, five arrests for vandalism, and rare demonstrations including pots-and-pans banging and a Havana university sit-in; authorities say injuries have not been confirmed and details remain unclear.
- Protests erupt in Cuba as US restrictions spark food, energy shortages Al Jazeera
- Cuban protesters ransack Communist office as energy crisis deepens BBC
- Protesters torch Communist Party HQ in Cuba as video appears to capture gunfire Fox News
- Five arrested in Cuba after protest at local Communist party office The Guardian
- Protesters in Cuba attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts NBC News
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