Cuban coast guard kills four on a Florida-registered boat amid rising tensions and accusations of illegal activity.

Cuban coast guard kills four on a Florida-registered boat amid rising tensions and accusations of illegal activity.

HAVANA: Cuba's coast guard said Wednesday (Feb 25) it shot dead four people and wounded six others travelling in a US-registered speedboat during an exchange of gunfire near its shores, triggering a new source of tensi

Cuban forces killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-based speedboat that entered Cuban waters and opened fire on a Cuban patrol.

Four people were killed after a Florida-registered speedboat opened fire on Cuban border guards in the country’s territorial waters, according to a statement from the Cuban Embassy.

Four people were killed after a Florida-registered speedboat opened fire on Cuban border guards in the country’s territorial waters, according to a statement from the Cuban Embassy.

The incident has the potential to escalate an already tense standoff with the US. 

Cuba’s government said Wednesday that its soldiers killed four people aboard a speed boat registered in Florida that opened fire on officers in Cuban waters. Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a statement that provided few details about the shooting, but noted that the boat was roughly 1.6 km northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba’s north coast. It was unclear if any U.S. citizens were aboard. FRANCE 24's Ed Augustin reports from Havana.

Cuban forces have killed four people and wounded six others aboard a Florida-based speedboat that entered Cuban waters and opened fire on a Cuban patrol, the Cuban government said at a time of heightened tensions with the United States.

The identity of those on board the vessel remains unclear.

A Cuban Coast Guard vessel fires on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers.

A Cuban Coast Guard vessel fires on a U.S.-registered speedboat, killing four men aboard and wounding six other passengers.

Four people were killed and seven were injured in a confrontation involving people on a boat registered in Florida and Cuban Border Guard Troops on Wednesday, the Cuban government said.

Florida launches investigation after Cuban government claimed it killed several people aboard U.S.-flagged speedboat near Communist island Tuesday.

Feb. 25 (UPI) -- Cuban border guards shot and killed four people on a U.S.-flagged speedboat that approached to about a nautical mile off the island nation's coast Wednesday, the Cuban Embassy in the United States said.

Cuba’s Interior Ministry issued a statement that provided few details about the shooting, but noted that the boat was roughly 1 mile northeast of Cayo Falcones, off Cuba’s north coast.

Four people were killed ​and at least six others were wounded on Wednesday when a speedboat travelling from Florida entered Cuba's territorial waters and opened ​fire ‌on the Cuban coastguard, who returned…