US EditionCuba says 4 killed on US-registered speedboat were 'Cuban residents of the U.S.' attempting 'armed infiltration'
Cuban authorities said four of 10 armed passengers, mostly with violent histories, were killed during an attempted armed infiltration from a Florida-registered boat.
- 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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What we know about the Florida men accused of trying to invade Cuba
The Cuban government’s accusations that several Floridians attempted to invade the island Wednesday on a speedboat carrying Molotov cocktails and sniper rifles has set off shockwaves across the Sunshine State.
The operation in which four people died after a confrontation with Cuban border guards, described by Havana as an “armed infiltration”, is not an isolated event on the island’s coast, although in recent years they were related to...
According to Havana, Cubans residing in the United States were on board the boat. The Americans "watch the situation".
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Four numbers you need to know today
10: The number of Cubans who took a Florida-registered speedboat to Cuba’s coast on Wednesday before engaging in a gunfight with border troops from the communist-run island. Four of them died in the shootout. All 10 reportedly resided in the United States. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said the incident was not part of a US government operation.7,667: The number of people who died or went missing when attempting to cross perilous migration r…
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