The Minister of Foreign Affairs warned that this is the second violent attack against the diplomatic headquarters since April 2020.
He Cuban ambassador in Washington, Bruno Rodriguezreported an incident in the sunday night when the Cuban embassy in the United States was the target of an attack that he described as “terrorist”. He Sinister involved the launching of two Molotov cocktails to the diplomatic headquartersbut No injuries or significant material damage were reported. among embassy staff.
Through your account at social network before Twitter, the ambassador reported on what had happened and pointed out that Cuban authorities are working to obtain more details about the attack. Furthermore, he emphasized that this It is not the first violent incident that affected the embassy in Washington, recalling a similar event occurred in 2020.
Sunday’s attack occurred shortly after the president of Cuba, Miguel Díaz-Canel, returned to Havana after a week in New York, where participated in the United Nations General Assembly and in other activities with supporters in the United States.
During Díaz-Canel’s visit to the Big Apple, demonstrations by Cuban residents in the North American country that They opposed his presence in the UN Assembly.
He Ambassador Rodríguez expressed concern about what qualified like a trend of anti-Cuban groups who resort to terrorism, highlighting the importance of US authorities take action to prevent future incidents of this type and protect the integrity of diplomatic missions in its territory.
Attack on the embassy in 2020
He cuban foreign ministerin April 2020reported a “terrorist aggression“against his embassy after a man with a rifle fired several shots against the building.
He shooting left marks In the columns at the entrance, he broke a lamppost and several windows and moldings on the front of the building, according to AFP.
At that time, the US authorities Alexander Alazo was arrested for the attack, and was formally charged in July of that year with multiple crimes, including “violent attack on a foreign official or official facility using a deadly weapon“, according to the United States Department of Justice.
Source: Ambito
