Cuban president says soldiers fell defending ‘sovereignty of a sister nation’ amid escalating tensions with Washington.

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Cuba has paid tribute to 32 of its soldiers who were killed in a United States attack on Venezuela earlier this month that led to the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro.

The remains of the soldiers, who were members of Cuba’s armed forces and intelligence agencies, arrived early on Thursday at Havana’s international airport, in coffins draped in the Cuban flag.