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US-flagged boat enters Cuban waters, opens fire

Seven Cuban citizens were injured

© Juancho Torres/Anadolu via Reuters Connect

LONDON, February 25. /TASS/. A US-flagged boat entered Cuban waters and opened fire, injuring seven Cuban citizens; four Americans were killed in return fire, Reuters reported, citing a statement from the Cuban Ministry of the Interior.

According to the report, all four were aboard a boat allegedly based in the US state of Florida. The crew opened fire on Cuban military personnel, who responded.

The commander of the Cuban border patrol was injured in the incident.

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