Status: 07/27/2021 3:07 p.m.
The Cuban embassy in Paris has been attacked with incendiary devices. A fire broke out and nobody was injured. Cuba’s Foreign Minister Rodriguez blamed a US government campaign for the incident.
According to the government in Havana, the Cuban embassy in Paris has been attacked with Molotov cocktails. Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez condemned the “terrorist attack” on Twitter and made the United States responsible. “I blame the US government,” said Rodriguez. Their campaign against Cuba would encourage such behavior.
Increased security on the building
According to the Cuban Foreign Ministry, the embassy was hit by three incendiary devices at around 11:45 p.m. in the night from Monday to Tuesday. Two hit the facade, one landed inside the building and started a fire. The fire was extinguished by the embassy staff. According to the local fire brigade, the fire was extinguished before emergency services arrived on site.
The prosecutor in Paris said an investigation had been opened. The French Foreign Ministry announced that the security presence around the embassy building has been strengthened. There were no injuries, only material damage was to be complained about, it said. You condemn the attack.
Worldwide demonstrations in front of Cuba’s embassies
In the past three weeks, Cuban embassies around the world have become the scene of demonstrations for and against the leadership in Havana. The occasion was the Cuban national holiday on July 26th and the anti-government protests that take place on the Caribbean island.
This week, around two dozen countries joined a call by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, including Brazil, Colombia and Ecuador. Blinken had urged the Cuban government to “respect the legally guaranteed rights and freedoms of the Cuban people” and “release those captured for exercising their right to peaceful protest”.
Meanwhile, Cuba accused the US of launching a social media campaign aimed at destabilizing the socialist-led country. The Cuban foreign minister called on the US government to end the embargo that has existed on his country since 1962.