Cuban coast guard kills four people on Florida registered boat after it entered their waters and opened fire
WTF? Bay of Piglets? Florida Man causes international incident?
According to the article, the speedboat opened fire first and injured some of the Coast Guard crew members, at which point they returned fire and killed some of them. Someone played “Fuck around and find out” and lost.
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The Cuban Coast Guard killed four people in a Florida-registered speedboat after the vessel crossed into the nation's waters and opened fire, Cuban officials said.
The Cuban Embassy said on X that the incident unfolded Wednesday morning, when the speedboat approached one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel in the Villa Clara province.
The embassy said Border Guard Troops confronted the speedboat, leading the crew of the Florida-registered boat to open fire on the Cuban personnel.
The commander of the Cuban vessel was injured in the shootout, while four people on the Florida speedboat were killed and six more were injured.
Cuban officials said the six injured on the Florida-registered speedboat were evacuated and have received medical assistance. Their nationalities are not known.
The embassy added in a statement: 'In the face of current challenges, Cuba reaffirms its determination to protect its territorial waters, based on the principle that national defense is a fundamental pillar of the Cuban State in safeguarding its sovereignty and ensuring stability in the region.
'Investigations by the competent authorities continue in order to fully clarify the events.'
US authorities have not commented on the incident, and it is unclear who was commanding the Florida-registered vessel.
The Daily Mail has contacted the US State Department for comment.
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