Cuba
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FILE - This is a general view of El Malecon in Havana, Cuba, seen Nov. 1971.
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HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that op…
Cuban soldiers confronted a speedboat carrying 10 people as the vessel approached the island and opened fire on the troops, who fired back. That's according to the Cuban government, which says its soldiers killed four people and wounded six. The Cuban Ministry of the Interior said the people aboard the boat Wednesday were Cubans living in the U.S. and accused them of trying to infiltrate the country to engage in terrorism. U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said it was not a U.S. government operation. The confrontation has resulted in investigations in both Cuba and the United States and could add to tensions between the two countries.
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