Cuban coast guard kills four in exchange of fire with US-registered boat
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Cuba’s coast guard killed four people and wounded six others after an exchange of fire with a U.S.-registered speedboat off the island’s coast, officials said.
Emma Bussey is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital. Before joining Fox, she worked at The Telegraph with the U.S. overnight team, across desks including foreign, politics, news, sport and culture.
According to Havana’s statement, the boat — registered in Florida with number FL7726SH — was detected within Cuban territorial waters on Wednesday morning on the northeast side of the El Pino channel near Cayo Falcones, in Villa Clara province.
Cuban border troops moved in to inspect the vessel, but the "crew of the violating speedboat opened fire," prompting return fire from Cuban forces.
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