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LessAspin

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3. Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba
Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:09 PM
19 hrs ago


HAVANA (AP) — Cuba’s government said late Wednesday that the 10 passengers on a boat that opened fire on its soldiers were armed Cubans living in the U.S. who were trying to infiltrate the island and unleash terrorism.

The announcement came hours after Cuba said its soldiers killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-registered speed boat that had entered Cuban waters and opened fire on the soldiers first...

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/cuba-us-boat-shooting_n_699f8339e4b0100c25470bbd?ave

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Doral LessAspin 23 hrs ago #1
The boat was in Cuban waters and fired on the Coast Guard Ritabert 23 hrs ago #2
A pity there wasn't a reef or shoal nearby Vogon_Glory 8 hrs ago #5
Good idea. Ritabert 5 hrs ago #6
Mercenaries attempting to sneak into Cuba LessAspin 19 hrs ago #3
More like emigres. Vogon_Glory 8 hrs ago #4
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