"Cuba will defend itself with determination and firmness against any terrorist and mercenary aggression that seeks to affect its sovereignty and national stability, Cuban President Manuel Diaz-Canel said in a social media post."
"His goal was to go and fight against a criminal and murderous narco-tyrannical [government], to see if that would spark the people to rise up, said Wilfredo Beyra, head of the Cuban Republican Party in Tampa, regarding one of the deceased passengers."
"Cuban authorities have accused 10 men on a speedboat sailing from the United States of attempting to carry out a campaign of violence to destabilise the island's government. Four of the 10 men on the boat were killed in a shootout with Cuban border agents this week."
Cuban border agents engaged in a shootout with ten men aboard a speedboat traveling from the United States, resulting in four deaths and injuries to the remaining crew members and at least one Cuban officer. Cuban authorities accused the passengers of attempting to carry out a campaign of violence to destabilize the island's government. Cuban President Manuel Diaz-Canel defended the response, stating Cuba would defend itself against terrorist and mercenary aggression. One identified victim, Michel Ortega Casanova, was reportedly motivated by opposition to the Cuban government. The incident occurs amid escalating US-Cuba tensions, including Trump administration economic measures such as a fuel blockade imposed in January.
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