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americas2 hours ago•215 min saved

Cuba reports four killed as Florida-registered speedboat is intercepted near its shores

Cuban authorities say four people on a Florida-registered speedboat were killed after the vessel entered Cuban waters near Villa Clara; six others were wounded and survivors were taken into custody. The Interior Ministry says those on board were Cuban residents of the US and had planned an infiltration for terrorist purposes, with an arrest linked to the operation. The US is investigating, as the incident amplifies existing Cuba–US tensions amid sanctions and regional strain.

via CNN|

#americas #border-security #cuba

world3 hours ago•3 min saved

Obsessive bid to free Cuba ends in deadly speedboat confrontation off Havana

A Florida-registered speedboat carrying 10 Cuban-Americans entered Cuban waters and exchanged fire with a Cuban border patrol, leaving four dead and six wounded; Cuban authorities say the group planned a terrorist attack and possessed weapons, with the wounded and a seventh suspect later arrested on the island. U.S. agencies are reviewing the incident as tensions with Cuba rise. The brother of one victim described his sibling as driven by an obsessive, diabolical bid to free Cuba, highlighting the personal toll behind the incident.

via CBS News|

#border-patrol #cuba #speedboat

world18 hours ago•6 min saved

Cuban border guards kill four after sea clash with Florida-registered speedboat

Cuban border troops killed four people and wounded six during a confrontation with a Florida-registered speedboat in Cuban territorial waters, which Cuban authorities labeled an attempted terrorist attack. They said the ten people involved were Cuban nationals living in the United States planning infiltration, and they seized weapons and explosives, signaling heightened security tensions with Washington amid ongoing diplomatic exchanges.

via Politico|

#border-guards #cuba #speedboat

world1 day ago•5 min saved

Cuban border patrol clash leaves four dead on Florida-registered speedboat

Cuban border patrol fired on a Florida-registered speedboat offshore Cayo Falcones, Villa Clara, killing four people after the vessel allegedly fired first; six crew members were injured and the identities of those aboard remain unknown as investigators review the incident amid ongoing U.S.-Cuba tensions.

via Al Jazeera|

#border-security #cuba #shootout

world5 months ago•2 min saved

U.S. Navy Seizes Major Cocaine Shipment in Dominican Waters

The Dominican Republic announced the confiscation of 377 kilograms of cocaine from a speedboat destroyed by the U.S. Navy, marking the first joint operation of its kind between the two nations against drug trafficking in the Caribbean, with the boat allegedly carrying over 1,000 kilograms of drugs from Venezuela to the U.S.

via CBS News|

#cocaine #dominican-republic #drug-trafficking