Cuba’s coastguard shot dead four people and injured six others travelling in a U.S.-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 added.
As a result of the clash, at the time of this report, on the foreign side, four aggressors were killed and six others were wounded,” the ministry said, adding that the injured were evacuated and received medical assistance.The ministry said that it remained committed to “protecting its territorial waters.”

The firefight comes amid heightened tensions between the United States and the communist island, which lies just 100 miles (160 kilometres) across the Florida Straits.

It came as Washington softened a virtual oil siege of the island imposed by President Donald Trump in January after the U.S. ouster of top Cuba ally, Nicolas Maduro of Venezuela.
Before Maduro’s capture by U.S. forces on January 3, Cuba had relied on Venezuela for about half its fuel needs.Faced with an outcry from Caribbean leaders, worried that starving Cuba of oil would cause the economy to quickly collapse, Washington said it would allow shipments of Venezuelan oil for “commercial and humanitarian use.”
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I kept reading US Speedboat and after a few articles, Cuban news said the boat in question was a 24 foot fishing boat. Had me intrigued for a second

it says four killed and six injured, seems like a lot of people in a 24 ft boat that is US registered. long way to travel in a small boat with 10 people so wondering if the boat was stolen and has been running around down that way for a while.

I predict things are about to get interesting.

Note to self, don't go into Cuban waters...........

Been in them a bunch in the past. Not the place to be lately

Cuba claims the passengers on the U.S. speedboat that Cuban soldiers opened fire on were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism — AP

Bay of pigs part 2

Went past Cuba on a cruise ship this last fall, on our way to the ABC Islands. And that's as close as I ever want to get to ANY communist country.

Thanks. Brad.

LOL, I could tell you stories for hours. In the 80s my boys would pick up in Cuba, right from Cuban Navy. And bring the goods back home. 80s were crazy.

Latest theory I heard was, US citizens attempted extraction of Cuban family members from the island.

Always wanted to go there but think I’ll wait until we own it.