The Cuban embassy in Washington, D.C. was reportedly attacked with Molotov cocktails Sunday night.
Cuban Minister of Foreign Affairs Bruno Rodrรญguez Parrilla said two makeshift weapons were tossed at the embassy building by a currently unknown assailant.
โIn the evening of today, Sep 24, the Cuban embassy in the US was the target of a terrorist attack by an individual who launched 2 Molotov cocktails,โ Rodrรญguez Parrilla wrote in a post on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. โThe staff suffered no harm. Details are being worked out. โ
In a statement to The Hill, The United States Secret Service said that Cuban Embassy officials contacted its Uniformed Division shortly after 8 p.m. โto report an individual who had thrown a possible incendiary device (molotov cocktail) at the building.โ
โOfficers responded swiftly to begin an investigation,โ Secret Service spokesperson Steven Kopek said. โThere was no fire or significant damage to the building. No one is in custody at this time and we are working closely with embassy officials and our partners at DC Police and the United States Department of State on this investigation.โย
Rodrรญguez Parrilla suggested the attack may have been politically motivated. โAnti-Cuban groups turn to terrorism when they feel impunity, something Cuba has repeatedly warned US authorities about,โ he wrote in a post on X.ย
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Cuba doesn’t exactly allow free speech – frustrating for people. Reminiscence of the Sandinista ?