Cuba says border guards killed four gunmen on US-registered speedboat

Rare clash off island’s coast comes amid oil embargo and heightened tensions between two countries The Cuban Interior Ministry has said that border guards killed four gunmen and wounded six more on a speedboat bearing a Florida registration off the coast of Cuba’s Villa Clara province. The rare clash off Cuba’s coast, which took place on Tuesday, comes at a moment of heightened tensions between the United States and Cuba during an oil embargo that has led to an energy and humanitarian crisis...

By Andrew Roth in Washington

Cuban coast guard kills 4 in US-flagged speedboat

The Cuban Interior Ministry said the US boat fired at the Cuban coast guard, injuring the Cuban commander of the vessel. The incident comes amid heightened tensions between Cuba and the US.

Four shot dead on US-registered speedboat by border guard, Cuba says

Six other passengers were wounded in the incident, which took place near an island on Cuba's northern coast.

Cubas kystvagt skyder fire om bord på amerikansk speedbåd

Ifølge Cuba skød besætning på amerikansk speedbåd først. Så skød grænsevagter igen og dræbte fire.

Cuba coastguard kills 4 in firefight with US-registered speedboat

Cuba’s coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. The “illegal” Florida-registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Falcones Cay in Villa Clara province, the ministry said in a brief statement. As a coastguard vessel approached to identify the boat “shots were fired from the boat”, injuring the commander of the Cuban vessel, the ministry...

By Agence France-Presse

Cuban coast guard kills four in exchange of fire with US-registered boat

Cuba’s coast guard killed four people and wounded six others after an exchange of fire with a U.S.-registered speedboat off the island’s coast, officials said.

Cuban Government Kills 4 in Gunfire Exchange Aboard Florida Speedboat

Four people aboard a Florida-based speedboat died in a gunfight with Cuban border troops near the island nation’s coast, the Cuban Interior Ministry said.

By Frances Robles

Cuba kills four crew members of a US civilian speedboat

The island’s government says the vessel opened fire after ignoring orders to stop as it entered Cuban territorial waters

By WIRES

El Gobierno cubano confirma un enfrentamiento armado con una lancha civil procedente de Florida: cuatro muertos y seis heridos

El Ministerio de Interior no ha ofrecido más información acerca de la identidad de las personas que llegaron desde EEUU Leer

By Daniel Lozano

Cuba melder om dødelig konfrontation med speedbåd fra USA

4 passengers of US speedboat shot dead by Cuban coast guard

Cuba's coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat in an exchange of fire off the Cuban coast on Wednesday, the interior ministry in Havana said. As a coastguard vessel approached to identify the boat "shots were fired from the boat," injuring the commander of the Cuban vessel, the ministry added.

By TOI WORLD DESK

Cuban Border Guards Kill Four People On American Speedboat

Cuban Border Guards Kill Four People On American Speedboat The Cuban Embassy's official X account reported that a Florida-registered speedboat illegally entered Cuban territorial waters. This prompted a maritime unit of Cuban border guards to intercept the vessel, after which a firefight erupted, leaving four people aboard the speedboat dead and six injured. "The vessel, registered in Florida, United States, with registration number FL7726SH, approached to within 1 nautical mil...

By Tyler Durden

Cuban border agents fire upon Florida-tagged speedboat, killing four

The Cuban Interior Ministry has said in a statement that it reserves the right to 'protect its territorial waters'.

Kuba: Amerikansk motorbåt beskjuten – fyra döda

Συγκρούσεις ανοικτά της Κούβας: Τέσσερις νεκροί και έξι τραυματίες σε ταχύπλοο με αμερικανική σημαία

Η κουβανική ακτοφυλακή άνοιξε πυρ εναντίον ταχύπλοου σκάφους με αμερικανική σημαία, με αποτέλεσμα να σκοτωθούν τέσσερα άτομα και να τραυματιστούν ακόμη έξι, όπως ανακοίνωσε την Τετάρτη το υπουργείο Εσωτερικών της… Συγκρούσεις ανοικτά της Κούβας: Τέσσερις νεκροί και έξι τραυματίες σε ταχύπλοο με αμερικανική σημαία - Η ΝΑΥΤΕΜΠΟΡΙΚΗ

By Βασίλης Καλέτσιος

La policía cubana abate a cuatro tripulantes de una embarcación civil de EE.UU.

El incidente se produce en medio de una fuerte tensión entre ambos países, luego de que Washington impusiese un asedio petrolero a la isla e instase a La Habana a alcanzar un acuerdo

By Autor Agencias