An FBI team was in Cuba to investigate a deadly February shoot-out between the Cuban coast guard and a US-registered speedboat, a US embassy official said Wednesday.
The technical team arrived on Tuesday “as part of their thorough and independent investigation” into the maritime incident, the official told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The visit comes amid rising tensions between the United States and communist-run Cuba.
Five members of the Florida-registered boat’s crew died while Cuban authorities charged the five survivors with terrorism, accusing them of bringing weapons and seeking to destabilize the government in Havana.
The shootout occurred on February 25 when a coast guard boat approached the vessel to demand identification, and the crew responded by opening fire, according to Cuban authorities.
The embassy official declined to give more details about the visit.
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