Cuban Ministry of the Interior on foiled terrorist attack

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Via the Communist Party of Cuba, translated from the Spanish

As part of the ongoing investigation into the armed attack against a patrol vessel of the Border Guard Troops of the Ministry of the Interior, in the northeastern area of the El Pino channel, at Cayo Falcones, municipality of Corralillo, Villa Clara province, the following update is provided:

Authorities have confirmed that the intercepted speedboat, registered in the State of Florida under number FL7726SH, was carrying 10 armed individuals who, according to preliminary statements by those detained, intended to carry out an infiltration for terrorist purposes.

The following items were seized: assault rifles, handguns, improvised explosive devices (Molotov cocktails), body armor, telescopic sights, and camouflage uniforms.

Based on preliminary questioning, the following detained individuals have been identified:

1. Amijail Sánchez González

2. Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez

3. Conrado Galindo Sariol

4. José Manuel Rodríguez Castelló

5. Cristian Ernesto Acosta Guevara

6. Roberto Azcorra Consuegra

Michel Ortega Casanova has been identified among the deceased. Efforts are ongoing to identify the remaining three individuals.

All participants are Cuban nationals residing in the United States. Most have prior records involving criminal and violent activity, including Amijail Sánchez González and Leordan Enrique Cruz Gómez, who appear on Cuba’s National List of individuals and entities designated pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 1373, international law, and Cuban domestic legislation. They are currently under criminal investigation and are wanted by Cuban authorities for their alleged involvement in the promotion, planning, organization, financing, support, or execution of terrorist acts in Cuba or abroad.

In addition, Cuban national Duniel Hernández Santos was arrested within national territory. He had allegedly been sent from the United States to facilitate the landing and reception of the armed group and has confessed to his role.

The investigation remains ongoing until all facts have been fully established.

Cuban Ministry of the Interior

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