US EditionProtesters in Cuba attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts
Protesters in Moron ransacked and partially burned the Communist Party office amid an energy crisis worsened by a U.S. oil blockade, with five arrests reported by authorities.
- On March 13, a rally in Moron over power cuts and food shortages began peacefully then turned violent, with protesters partially destroying the Municipal Party Committee headquarters.
- Worsening blackouts and shortages have fueled discontent amid rolling blackouts and shortages of food, fuel and medicine, worsened by a U.S. energy blockade blocking Venezuelan oil shipments that supply half of Cuba's energy.
- Local reports say a smaller group of protesters stoned the party office entrance, set reception furniture on fire and vandalised a pharmacy and a government-operated market, while Reuters verification located a video in Moron about 250 miles east of Havana.
- Authorities detained five people and Cuba's Interior Ministry opened an investigation, while Vanguardia de Cuba said, 'The image circulating shows the scene of the protest, but it's important for the public to know the truth: no one was injured by gunfire'.
- Amid rare public dissent, the Cuban government said on March 13 it began talks with Washington as public services including rubbish collection, emergency wards, transport, and education falter.
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The discontent of the Cuban population is growing for the economic crisis and the blackouts. In Moron a group of protesters assaults a headquarters of the communist party, while in Havana the citizens make noise with pots and lids against the regime
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lacronicabadajoz.comThe burning of a Communist Party premises in the province of Ciego de Ávila and in the middle of blackouts is an unprecedented event on the island
Cubans take to the streets and attack Communist Party office in rare riot over blackouts
Cubans took to the streets in the city of Moron on Saturday to protest worsening economic conditions since the US oil blockade. The island, known for harsh government repression, rarely sees protests. Authorities said five people were arrested in what it called vandalism acts. The NGO Justicia11, which monitors Cuban demonstrations, said gunfire was heard in the area and one person may have been shot. Story by Gabrielle Nadler.
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