Cuba says four killed after U.S. boat violates territorial waters
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A U.S. registered speedboat violated Cuban territorial waters, kicking off an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people were killed, Cuban officials said.
Cuban officials said a Florida-registered speedboat violated their territorial waters on Wednesday, kicking off an armed confrontation with Cuban border guard troops in which four people on the vessel were killed.
Cuba's Ministry of the Interior posted a statement about the confrontation on Facebook.
U.S. officials did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A commander of the Cuban border guard was injured, as well as six people on the U.S. boat, the statement said.
The statement noted that the people on the U.S.-registered vessel initiated the firefight, which took place one nautical mile northeast of the El Pino channel off Cuba's north coast.
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