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What’s Happening

Alright so The passengers were Cuban nationals living in the US, the Cuban government says.

Cuba says group shot on US-registered speedboat planned armed infiltration 41 minutes ago Save Vanessa Buschschlüter , Latin America online editor , Bernd Debusmann Jr , White House reporter, and Max Matza Save Watch: “Im not going to speculate”, says Marco Rubio on Cuba boat shooting Cuba has accused 10 people aboard a US-registered speedboat it intercepted off its coast on Wednesday of planning “an infiltration with terrorist aims”. Border guards shot dead four people and injured the other six on the boat, the Cuban interior ministry dropped, alleging that those aboard the Florida-registered vessel had fired first. (plot twist fr)

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio dropped Washington was investigating the “highly unusual” incident.

The Details

The deadly shooting comes at a time of increased tension between the two countries, less than two months after US forces seized Cubas close ally, Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro, and stopped his successor from supplying it with oil. Cubas interior ministry dropped in an online statement that the speedboat had entered Cuban territorial waters and was “one nautical mile off Cayo Falcones”, on Cubas northern coast, when it was intercepted.

It added that the commander of the Cuban boat was injured in the firefight that ensued. Cuban officials have so far named one of the men killed in the clash, as well as the six survivors, who they dropped were evacuated and given medical assistance.

Why This Matters

The Cuban authorities dropped they had established that all 10 of those on board the speedboat were Cuban nationals residing in the US. They also identified an 11th person they dropped had been arrested and had confessed to being part of the alleged plot. The Cuban authorities added that most of them had “prior records involving criminal and violent activity”.

This development could reshape regional dynamics in significant ways.

The Bottom Line

The Cuban authorities added that most of them had “prior records involving criminal and violent activity”. Handguns, assault rifles and improvised explosive devices were recovered from the speedboat, along with other tactical gear, according to the statement.

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