Cuba said its forces fatally shot four heavily armed people attempting to “infiltrate” its territory on a Florida-registered speedboat on Wednesday, amid simmering tensions between the communist island and the US.

Aboard the Florida-registered vessel, four were killed and six wounded, Cuba said. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said U.S. personnel were not involved and called for an investigation.

Florida launches investigation after Cuban government claimed it killed several people aboard U.S.-flagged speedboat near Communist island Tuesday.

Cuba’s government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a

The horrific news on Wednesday of four people killed in on a Florida-registered speed boat just off the Cuban coast brought back undeniable echoes from the past. How could anyone who was in Miami back then forget?

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 Cuban government says its forces have shot and killed four Cuban nationals on a US-registered speedboat that entered its waters and opened fire on a patrol boat.

Cuba claims the boat violated its territorial waters and opened fire as Cuban troops approached. Advertisement. About Our Ads; About Our Ads