US EditionCuba says 4 killed on US-registered speedboat were 'Cuban residents of the U.S.' attempting 'armed infiltration'
Cuban forces killed four and wounded six after a Florida-registered speedboat with 10 armed passengers fired on them, alleging an armed infiltration attempt by U.S.-based Cubans.
- On Wednesday, the Cuban Ministry of the Interior said a Florida-registered speed boat entered Cuban waters about one mile off Cuba's north coast and opened fire, killing four and detaining six.
- Cuba's government said the 10 passengers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who tried to infiltrate the island to `unleash terrorism`, and the ministry said detainees confessed to roles, with most having violent histories.
- The government named seven passengers, including Conrado Galindo Sariol, Amijail Sánchez González, and Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, and identified Michel Ortega Casanova among the dead; the Associated Press could not independently verify these details and three remain unidentified.
- The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Florida said it will pursue answers through legal and diplomatic channels, while the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Coast Guard investigate and Secretary of State Marco Rubio seeks to verify facts.
- Amid rising tensions, the shooting threatens to worsen U.S.-Cuba relations as Cuba's energy crisis deepened last month after a U.S. executive order pressured Mexico over oil sales.
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