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Oct 19, 2026 at 9:07 PM ET
Cuba says captured incursion suspects confessed
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Cuban authorities said men captured in February after trying to enter Cuba by force from the United States confessed and cooperated with investigators. Cuban law enforcement officials also alleged that the United States was allowing terrorists to operate with impunity, citing the investigation into the speedboat incursion, which led to a gun battle at sea and deaths and injuries on both sides.
WHO: Cuban authorities and Cuban law enforcement officials
WHAT: Cuban authorities said men captured after a February armed incursion confessed and cooperated with investigators; law enforcement officials accused the United States of allowing terrorists to operate with impunity.
WHEN: Oct 19, 2026
WHERE: Cuba
WHY: The officials’ accusation was prompted by the investigation into the February speedboat incursion and its deadly gun battle at sea.
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