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Tampa Bay Families Still Searching for Answers After Cuban Boat Shootout
- On March 3, Cuban prosecutors charged six crew members of a Florida-registered, US-flagged speedboat with `crimes of terrorism` after a February 25 shootout near Cayo Falcones, Villa Clara province, where Cuban coast guard forces killed four and detained six survivors.
- Against a backdrop of US–Cuba tensions, Cuba's Interior Ministry says the occupants came from the United States and intended to `sow chaos` and attack military units, while Havana said Washington was willing to cooperate in the investigation.
- Cuban officials showed a seized weapons cache of 13 rifles, 11 pistols, nearly 13,000 rounds and 134 magazines, state television broadcast bullet-riddled vessels at 20 meters, and noted a ten-person capacity speedboat was full.
- Prosecutors ordered the six defendants remanded into provisional detention facing terrorism-related charges with possible sentences of 20 to 30 years or death, while Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier opened an investigation as US politicians expressed scepticism and official denials of US government involvement emerged.
- Cuba warns the US oil blockade limits electricity generation for basic services, while the Sea Horse tanker carrying 200,000 barrels of Russian fuel stalled mid-Atlantic and Canada, Mexico, and Spain send aid.
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Havana stated on Thursday that Washington was willing to collaborate in the investigation into that fact, which occurred in a context of growing tensions with the United States.
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Cuba files terrorism charges against suspects over fatal US boat shooting
Cuba said it has filed terrorism charges against six suspects it says were aboard a Florida-flagged speedboat that allegedly opened fire on soldiers in waters off the island’s north coast. The Prosecutor’s Office said in a statement Tuesday that the…
Cuban prosecutors said Tuesday that six people have been charged with terrorism after a shootout between Cuban border guards and the crew of a US-registered speedboat in Cuban territorial waters in late February.
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