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Reports link Florida Keys boat to armed exile group in clash with Cuban border patrol

Casey Morgan / February 26, 2026 / Armed Clash, Caricom, Cuba, Diplomatic Tensions, Florida Keys, Havana, Marco Rubio, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Nicolas Maduro, Raul Castro, Santa Clara, Terrorism, United States, Varadero

Cuba vowed to defend itself against “terrorist and mercenary aggression” after border guards reported killing four exiles on a Florida-registered speedboat that allegedly opened fire on a patrol.

Armed Clash, Caricom, Cuba, Diplomatic Tensions, Florida Keys, Havana, Marco Rubio, Miguel Diaz-Canel, Nicolas Maduro, Raul Castro, Santa Clara, Terrorism, United States, Varadero

President Donald Trump reveals Secretary of State Marco Rubio is leading high-level negotiations with the Cuban government

Reports link Florida Keys boat to armed exile group in clash with Cuban border patrol