Deadly shootout on Cuban seas. Who were the men on the speedboat?
USA TODAY
Cuba says the participants in an incident with a speedboat off its coast have a history of criminal and violent activity. Here's who they are.
This is a developing story and will be updated as details emerge.
A rare shootout on the high seas involving a Florida-registered speedboat and ten Cuban nationals believed to be living in the United States has triggered investigations in Washington and Havana.
Cuban authorities said that when the boat was intercepted in its territorial waters on Feb. 25 those aboard were carrying assault rifles, handguns, improvised explosive devices, bulletproof vests and other tactical military gear. Four were killed. Six were arrested. Another man was detained in Cuba accused of aiding the men on the boat.
Cuba's Interior Ministry has accused all of the people involved of taking part in a terrorist plot, though officials in Washington have not corroborated that accusation. Cuba has identified one of the four men killed as Michel Ortega Casanova. It said it was still working to identify the other three.
But what do we know about the ten men involved in the latest escalation between two Cold war-era foes?













