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Cuba ties fatal speedboat attack to U.S. incursion, says second boat fled
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Cuba ties fatal speedboat attack to U.S. incursion, says second boat fled

Cuba’s Interior Ministry says a Florida-flagged speedboat opened fire on border guards off the island’s north coast, killing four attackers; officials say the intruders arrived from the U.S. in two boats but one failed, with supplies transferred to the surviving craft. Authorities displayed heavy weapons and ammunition found on board and said the attackers were trained and financed. A border-guard boat was struck and a commander injured; six Cuban-origin suspects could face terrorism charges. The U.S. has denied it was a government operation.

Cuba reports four dead after border clash with Florida-registered speedboat
world1 month ago

Cuba reports four dead after border clash with Florida-registered speedboat

Cuban officials say a Florida-registered speedboat violated territorial waters near the El Pino channel, triggering an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed; a Cuban border-guard commander and six people on the U.S. boat were wounded and evacuated. The Cuban statement says the U.S.-registered vessel initiated the firefight. The incident comes amid heightened U.S.-Cuba tensions over oil restrictions, with some private-sector sales allowed recently; U.S. officials had no immediate comment, and Florida officials called for investigations.