CORRECTED-Cuba confirms fifth casualty in speedboat attack


Reuters | Updated: 06-03-2026 08:19 IST | Created: 06-03-2026 08:19 IST
CORRECTED-Cuba confirms fifth casualty in speedboat attack

‌A fifth casualty from last week's speedboat attack on ‌Cuba has been confirmed, ‌the Cuban interior ministry said on Thursday night. Roberto Alvarez Avila ⁠died ​on ⁠March 4 in the hospital, ⁠the Cuban authorities said, where ​he was being held ⁠after being injured in an incident ⁠in ​which Cuban forces killed four Cuban ⁠nationals and wounded six others aboard ⁠a ⁠speedboat that entered Cuban waters.

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