Four on Florida-registered boat killed in shootout with Cuban forces near Villa Clara, US probes

Описание: Four people have died and seven others were injured, including a Cuban officer, after a shootout between Cuban authorities and a US-registered speedboat off Cuba's northern coast. Cuban state media said the Florida-registered vessel opened fire first after being detected one nautical mile from Villaclara province, and that those aboard were Cubans residing in Florida. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington is gathering information and will not base conclusions solely on Cuba's account, calling such incidents highly unusual and rare in recent years.

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Four people were killed on a US registered speedboat in an exchange of gunfire off the Cuban coast. Cuban authorities said the vessel opened fire first. The Florida registered boat was detected one nautical mile from Cuba's Villa Claraara Province. Seven others were reported injured, including a Cuban officer. Cuba state media says those on board the boat were Cubans residing in Florida. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio says Washington is still gathering information. It is highly unusual to see shootouts in open sea like that. It's not something that happens every day. It's something frankly that hasn't happened with Cuba uh in a very long time. Uh and uh but um but we're going to find out. We're not going to base our conclusions on what they've told us. And I I'm very very confident that we will know the full story of what happened here and we will know it soon. And then you know we'll respond appropriately based on what that information tells us. Don't miss out. Get the full picture. Subscribe to Alazer for reliable news expert insight. Like, share. Stay ahead.