Cuba confirms fifth casualty in speedboat attack


Reuters | Havana | Updated: 06-03-2026 07:53 IST | Created: 06-03-2026 07:53 IST
Cuba confirms fifth casualty in speedboat attack
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​A fifth ‌casualty from ​last week's speedboat attack ‌on Cuba has been confirmed, the Cuban interior ‌ministry said on Thursday ‌night.

Roberto Avila Alvarez died on March 4 ⁠in ​the ⁠hospital, the Cuban authorities said, ⁠where he was being ​held after being injured in ⁠an incident last ⁠week ​in which Cuban forces killed four ⁠Cuban nationals and wounded ⁠six ⁠others aboard a speedboat that entered Cuban ‌waters.

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