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Two people in Cuba coast guard shootout identified as US citizens on stolen speedboat: Report
The Florida-registered speedboat, reported stolen, carried 10 armed individuals including U.S. citizens; four were killed and six detained in a Cuban waters shootout, officials said.
- A US speedboat was fired upon by Cuban coast guards near Cuba's north shore, with assault rifles and other weapons found onboard.
- Some of the people on the speedboat were identified as US citizens living in Florida who wanted to overthrow the Cuban government.
- The US government denied any involvement in the confrontation and said it was conducting its own investigation.
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Cuba unveils new details in fatal US boat shooting and says a 2nd boat on mission failed
Cuban officials unveiled new details on a Florida-flagged speedboat that opened fire on soldiers, who responded and killed four suspects. (AP photo)
The Cuban government said this Thursday that it has asked the US to contribute to the clarification of the incident in its territorial waters that resulted in four deaths and said that the US authorities “have shown willingness to cooperate.” The illegal incursion of a speedboat this Wednesday with ten armed people on board, which Havana describes as “an attempt to infiltrate for terrorist purposes”, occurs at a particularly sensitive time betwe…
“Armed Infiltration for Terrorist Purposes”: Cuba Gives Info on Deadly Shootout Involving U.S.-Linked Boat Off Its Coast
(ZeroHedge)—The Cuban Embassy’s official X account says a Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban nationals residing in the U.S. entered Cuban territorial waters armed with assault rifles, body armor, improvised explosive devices, camouflage uniforms, and telescopic sights, in what the government says was a “foiled armed infiltration” into the Caribbean island nation. Late Wednesday afternoon, the embassy’s account reported that Cuban bor…
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