Who was on board the speedboat that was shot at?
How many people on the speedboat were supposed to be armed?
What did Marco Rubio say about the incident?
How many people were killed and injured in this incident?
The state-owned Cubadebate website reported, citing the Interior Ministry, that the boat was sailing by motorboat ten Cubans permanently living in the USA.
It was also reported that one person was detained in Cuba in connection with an incident involving a speedboat.
Attack on an American boat off the coast of Cuba. Marco Rubio spoke out
Earlier, Cuban authorities reported that their forces killed four people who were on a speedboat and injured six others. Cuba maintains that one of its soldiers was injured.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, when asked about this incident, emphasized that The Americans are establishing his circumstances. “When we get more information, we will be ready to respond appropriately,” he emphasized. He also told the media that it was not an American operation and that no representatives of the US government were involved.
Rubio, the son of Cuban immigrants, added that the status quo in Cuba is unsustainable and the island badly needs change.
The incident occurred against the backdrop of increasing tensions between the US and Cuba amid the blockade of the island and US pressure to change the regime in Cuba.
