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Attack against the Cuban Embassy

Statements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla
This attack against the Cuban embassy in the United States has in any case been encouraged by the increasingly hostile rhetoric against our country that has both publicly and systematically involved the US Secretary of State as well as high officials of that Department in charge of relations with the Western Hemisphere, and even the US embassy in Havana

Author: Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla | internet@granma.cu
april 30, 2020 19:04:37

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Photo: MINREXStatements by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Cuba, Bruno Rodríguez Parrilla

Good afternoon:

As the Ministry of Foreign Affairs timely informed, around 2 o’clock today, that is, in the early hours in the morning of today, Thursday, April 30, 2020, a terrorist attack was perpetrated against the embassy of the Republic of Cuba to the United States in Washington. An unidentified individual shot at the building of the Cuban embassy in the US using an assault rifle.

None of the members of the staff of the mission was injured, who is safe and protected, but some material damages were caused to the building as a result of the numerous gunshots.

Cuba’s diplomatic mission in Washington has a security and protection system in place against any threat that may jeopardize the diplomatic officials, their relatives and the facilities. Continue reading Attack against the Cuban Embassy

Cuban Embassy Attack, with firearm

Cuba awaits information regarding firearm attack on our embassy in Washington
It is the obligation of states to take all appropriate measures to protect the premises of embassies against any intrusion or damage, and to avoid disturbing the peace of a mission or violating its dignity

Author: Digital news staff | informacion@granma.cu
april 30, 2020 09:04:06

A vehicle that police believe is related to the incident remains parked outside the embassy.

Photo: The Washington Post

During the dawn hours today, April 30, 2020, an unknown individual fired a gun into the Cuban Embassy in the United States. The official website of the Cuban Ministry of Foreign Affairs reported that no staff members suffered injury, as all were safely protected, although the building was damaged. Continue reading Cuban Embassy Attack, with firearm

Abren fuego contra embajada cubana en Washington con rifle

Los agentes encontraron al sospechoso con un rifle de asalto y lo detuvieron sin incidencias.
Los agentes encontraron al sospechoso con un rifle de asalto y lo detuvieron sin incidencias.

Urgente: Abren fuego contra embajada cubana en Washington con rifle de asalto, capturan a sospechoso y no se reportan víctimas

Una persona abrió fuego con un rifle de asalto en el exterior de la embajada de Cuba en Washington en la madrugada del jueves y fue detenida, dijeron las autoridades. Continue reading Abren fuego contra embajada cubana en Washington con rifle