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Four Dead in Speedboat Clash Off Cuba
A speedboat from Florida entered Cuban waters on Wednesday. People on the speedboat opened fire on Cuban border guards.
Cuban forces returned fire at the boat. Four people died and six were wounded.
The clash happened near Cayo Falcones in Villa Clara province, Cuba. The incident took place amid heightened tensions between the United States and Cuba.
Klear Note — US and Cuba have tense relations and disputed waters. Cuban border guards patrol to stop smuggling and unauthorized boats.
Key Terms 3
- Cuban border guards
- Officers who protect Cuba's coastline and waters
- Villa Clara province
- A region in central Cuba
- Cayo Falcones
- A location off Cuba's coast in the Caribbean