Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries
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Cuban coast guard kills four on a Florida-registered boat amid rising tensions and accusations of illegal activity.
HAVANA: Cuba’s coast guard shot dead four people and injured six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban shore on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The…
Cuban border guards shot and killed four people on a U.S.-flagged speedboat near the island nation's coast Wednesday.
The identity of those on board the vessel remains unclear.
The Cuban Interior Ministry has said in a statement that it reserves the right to 'protect its territorial waters'.
Seven Cuban citizens were injured
Four killed, seven wounded on Feb. 25 after Florida-based vessel opened fire in Cuban waters, Cuba's Interior Ministry said.
HAVANA: Cuba’s coast guard shot dead four people and injured six others traveling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban shore on Wednesday, the…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio told reporters that he was made aware of the incident with Cuban soldiers.
The deadly attack comes at a time of heightened tensions with the United States
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington was seeking its own facts about the shooting and would 'respond accordingly.' In Washington, US Vice President JD Vance said the…
Cuba's Interior Ministry said the group was comprised of anti-government Cubans, some of whom were previously wanted for plotting attacks.
According to Cuba’s Interior Ministry, four people aboard the Florida-based speedboat were killed, and another six were injured
Florida-registered speedboat came within one nautical mile of El Pino channel when gunfight broke out after occupants were asked for identification by border patrol unit
Cuba says it thwarted armed exiles on a Florida-registered speedboat who were trying to infiltrate from the US
Cuban president says country will ‘defend itself with determination’ after deadly coastal assault by exiles
Cuba has accused those on board of planning "an infiltration with terrorist aims” and firing first.
Associates of one of the passengers killed in the alleged raid attempt said he sought to overthrow Cuba's government.