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Florida-based dissident Maritza Lugo Fernández is accused by Havana of masterminding a ten-person speedboat raid intended to topple the Cuban regime; four participants were killed and six detained after a clash with border guards, with Lugo Fernández, who spent decades jailed in Cuba, gaining attention amid ongoing U.S.-Cuba diplomacy.
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.
An American citizen was killed when a stolen Florida-origin speedboat entered Cuban waters and opened fire on Cuban forces, resulting in four deaths and six others wounded or detained as Cuba described an infiltration attempt. U.S. officials say at least one American was among those arrested, and the White House has confirmed the American casualty as U.S. and Cuban authorities investigate the incident and its motives.
Family members describe the Florida-registered speedboat crew as poorly trained activists who hoped to deliver a provocative statement by trying to “liberate Cuba”; Cuban forces opened fire near Santa Clara, killing four and wounding six.
US officials say at least one American citizen was killed and another injured when Cuban border guards intercepted a Florida-registered speedboat off Cuba; four people on the boat were killed and six were wounded in the firefight. Cuba claims the passengers, Cuban nationals in the US, planned an armed infiltration and opened fire first, while the boat owner says it was stolen. An 11th person was reportedly arrested; the US says no American government personnel were involved, and the incident adds to ongoing US-Cuba tensions.
Cuban authorities say four people on a Florida-registered speedboat were killed after the vessel entered Cuban waters near Villa Clara; six others were wounded and survivors were taken into custody. The Interior Ministry says those on board were Cuban residents of the US and had planned an infiltration for terrorist purposes, with an arrest linked to the operation. The US is investigating, as the incident amplifies existing Cuba–US tensions amid sanctions and regional strain.
A Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban-Americans entered Cuban waters and exchanged fire with a Cuban border patrol, leaving four dead and six wounded; Cuban authorities say the group planned a terrorist attack and possessed weapons, with the wounded and a seventh suspect later arrested on the island. U.S. agencies are reviewing the incident as tensions with Cuba rise. The brother of one victim described his sibling as driven by an obsessive, diabolical bid to free Cuba, highlighting the personal toll behind the incident.
Cuban border troops killed four people and wounded six during a confrontation with a Florida-registered speedboat in Cuban territorial waters, which Cuban authorities labeled an attempted terrorist attack. They said the ten people involved were Cuban nationals living in the United States planning infiltration, and they seized weapons and explosives, signaling heightened security tensions with Washington amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.
Cuban border patrol fired on a Florida-registered speedboat offshore Cayo Falcones, Villa Clara, killing four people after the vessel allegedly fired first; six crew members were injured and the identities of those aboard remain unknown as investigators review the incident amid ongoing U.S.-Cuba tensions.
The Dominican Republic announced the confiscation of 377 kilograms of cocaine from a speedboat destroyed by the U.S. Navy, marking the first joint operation of its kind between the two nations against drug trafficking in the Caribbean, with the boat allegedly carrying over 1,000 kilograms of drugs from Venezuela to the U.S.