By Jerald Jimenez
Sep 25, 2023, 3:41 PM EDT
The Cuban embassy in Washington DC was the target of a terrorist attack last Sunday night, when an individual threw two Molotov cocktails at the building, which did not cause material damage or injuries.
The Cuban ambassador in Washington, Lianys Torres Rivera, denounced the attack, adding that she “immediately” contacted the US authorities to inform them of the incident and request an investigation.
The events occurred hours after the Cuban president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Bruno Rodríguez, returned to Havana after having participated in the opening of the United Nations General Assembly in New York.
In a statement, Minister Rodríguez described the attack as “terrorist” and accused “anti-Cuban groups” that “turn to terrorism because they feel impunity” and that have the “complicit silence” of the White House.
Rodríguez recalled that this was not the first attack suffered by the Cuban embassy in Washington DC, since in April 2020 an individual fired an assault rifle at the diplomatic headquarters, without charges having been filed to date.
Likewise, the chancellor demanded that the US government comply with its international obligations and protect the integrity and safety of Cuban diplomatic personnel and their facilities.
“Hate launched, once again, a terrorist attack against our Embassy in Washington last night, in an act of violence and impotence that could have cost valuable lives. We denounce it and wait for action from the North American authorities,” declared the leader of the Cuban regime, Díaz-Canel.
The attack against the Cuban embassy occurs in a context of historical tension between both countries. Despite the expectations generated by the coming to power of Joe Biden, who promised to reverse Trump’s measures and resume the rapprochement initiated by Barack Obama, so far there have been no changes in the US approach to the Cuban regime.
With information from the EFE agency